It looks like you're offline.
Donate
Change Website Language
Open Library logo
additional options menu
Last edited by MARC Bot
September 30, 2020 | History
Edit

O. Henry

O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings. (Source.)

Photo of O. Henry

American short story writer (1862-1910)

Born September 11, 1862
Died June 5, 1910

460 works Add another?

Sorting by Sorted by: Most Editions | First Published | Most Recent | Top Rated | Reading Log | Random

Showing all works by author. Would you like to see only ebooks?

  • Cover of: Maloe sobranie sochineniĭ

    First published in 2010 1 edition in 1 language
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Cabbages and kings

    First published in 1904 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
    Read Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Waifs and strays

    First published in 1917 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
    Read Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Chiếc lá cuối cùng: truyện ngắn tuyển chọn

    First published in 2007 1 edition in 1 language
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Nouvelles anglaises et américaines d'aujourd'hui: I: English and American Short Stories of Today

    First published in 1986 1 edition in 2 languages — 1 previewable
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The gentle grafter

    First published in 1913 1 edition in 1 language
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Dary volkhvov i drugie rasskazy: adaptirovannyĭ tekst na angliĭskom i͡azyke v sootvetstvii s urovnem slozhnosti i parallelʹnym perevodom na russkiĭ i͡azyk = The gift of the Magi and other stories : the English text adapted according to the level of complexity and accompanied by parallel translation into Russian

    First published in 2015 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Options

    First published in 1909 1 edition in 1 language
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The trimmed lamp, and other stories of the four million

    First published in 1922 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
    Read Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Cabbages and kings

    First published in 1927 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
    Read Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Sixes and sevens

    First published in 1911 1 edition in 1 language
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Readers Companion: Silver Level

    First published in 2004 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Bronze Level

    First published in 2001 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Gold

    First published in 1999 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Bronze

    First published in 1991 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
    Borrow Listen

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Great American Short Stories (Retail Packaging)

    First published in 1991 1 edition in 1 language
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Alias Jimmy Valentine (Jamestown Classics)

    First published in 1979 1 edition
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Best Short Stories

    First published in 1983 1 edition
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: Four Million and Other Stories

    First published in 1963 1 edition in 1 language
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
  • Cover of: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories

    First published in 1990 1 edition
    Not in Library

    My Reading Lists:

    Create a new list

    Check-In

    ×Close
    Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
    Today
Photo of O. Henry

American short story writer (1862-1910)

Born September 11, 1862
Died June 5, 1910
Subjects
Fiction, American Short stories, Social life and customs, Children's fiction, Short stories, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Classic Literature, American literature, Fiction, short stories (single author), Juvenile fiction, Mystery and detective stories, short story, short stories, Drama, detective fiction, American Horror tales, Detective and mystery stories, Horror stories, Juvenile audience, Manners and customs, American fiction, Christmas stories, New york (n.y.), fiction, United States in fiction, horror
Places
United States, New York (N.Y.), Alabama, Baker Street, England, India, London, New England, Owl Creek Bridge, Paris, Amazon rainforest, Calcutta, Caribbean, Italy, Massachusetts, New York, Salem Village, Ship-Trap Island, Surrey, Tibet, Verona, Wall Street, Jefferson, Mallard residence, Toledo
People
John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Archie, C. Auguste Dupin, Duncan Ross, Ethelred, Jabez Wilson, John Clay, Madeline Usher, Minister D—, Mr. Merryweather, Peyton Farquhar, Police Inspector Jones, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Roderick Usher, Vincent Spaulding, Faith Brown, General Zaroff, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, Ivan, Sanger Rainsford, Stroke Moran
Time
20th century, 19th century, 1890, 1600s, 1861-1865, 1861-65, Antebellum era, 1900's, 20th Century, American Civil War, Carnival, Civil War, 1865-1918, 1895, 1900s, 20e siècle, December, carnival

Add to List

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

ID Numbers

Links (outside Open Library)

No links yet. Add one?

Alternative names

  • William Sidney Porter
  • O Henry
  • O'Henry
  • Henry, O.
  • O., Henry
  • O'henry
  • O.Henry
  • O.henry
  • William Sydney Porter

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
July 31, 2018 Edited by DriniBot removing erroneous .comment
May 18, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot merge authors
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import