Rolling Stones
by O. Henry
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About This Book
1923. William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) was the most popular short story writer of his time. His stories typically revolved around two of his favorite themes, the situation of the impostor and fate as the one unavoidable reality of life. Another device he used was the surprise ending, usually coming about through coincidence. He was the founder of the humorous weekly The Rolling Stone. When the weekly failed, he joined the Houston Post as a reporter and columnist. He was convicted of embezzling money, although there's much debate over his actual guilt, and while in prison he started to write sh...
Chapters (62)
- ROLLING STONES
- O. Henry
- Author of “The Four Million,” “The Voice of the City,” “The Trimmed Lamp,” “Strictly Business,” “Sixes and Sevens,” etc.
- 1919
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- THE DREAM
- A RULER OF MEN
- THE ATAVISM OF JOHN TOM LITTLE BEAR
- HELPING THE OTHER FELLOW
- II
- III
- IV
- THE MARIONETTES
- THE MARQUIS AND MISS SALLY
- A FOG IN SANTONE
- THE FRIENDLY CALL
- A DINNER AT –––– [3]
- SOUND AND FURY
- TICTOCQ
- A Successful Political Intrigue
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- TRACKED TO DOOM
- A SNAPSHOT AT THE PRESIDENT
- AN UNFINISHED CHRISTMAS STORY
- THE UNPROFITABLE SERVANT
- ARISTOCRACY VERSUS HASH
- THE PRISONER OF ZEMBLA
- A STRANGE STORY
- FICKLE FORTUNE OR HOW GLADYS HUSTLED
- AN APOLOGY
- LORD OAKHURST’S CURSE
- I
- II
- III—THE CURSE
- BEXAR SCRIP NO. 2692
- QUERIES AND ANSWERS
- POEMS
- THE PEWEE
- NOTHING TO SAY
- THE MURDERER
- SOME POSTSCRIPTS
- TWO PORTRAITS
- A CONTRIBUTION
- THE OLD FARM
- VANITY
- THE LULLABY BOY
- CHANSON DE BOHÊME
- HARD TO FORGET
- DROP A TEAR IN THIS SLOT
- TAMALES
- LETTERS
- Kyntoekneeyough Ranch, November 31, 1883.
- To Dr. W. P. Beall
- To Dr. W. P. Beall
- To Dr. W. P. Beall
- AN EARLY PARABLE
- THE STORY OF “HOLDING UP A TRAIN”
- Footnotes
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