O. Henry (1862–1910)
Author of The Gift of the Magi
About the Author
O. Henry is the pen name of William Sidney Porter, who was born on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Porter was a licensed pharmacist and worked on a sheep ranch in Texas. He was a draftsman for the General Land Office and a teller for the First National Bank of Texas. He was show more convicted of embezzlement and eventually served five years in prison. While in prison, he began writing short stories under his pseudonym and eventually wrote over 300. As O. Henry, Porter is one of America's best known writers, and his stories, such as "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Ransom of Red Chief", are still taught in schools. In 1918, the O. Henry Awards, an annual anthology of short stories, was established in his honor. Porter died on June 5, 1910. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by O. Henry
O. HENRY: Cabbages and Kings; Roads of Destiny; Whirligigs; The Gentle Grafter; Heart of the West; The Four Million… (1983) 155 copies
Good and Perfect Gifts: An Illustrated Retelling of O. Henry's the Gift of the Magi (1997) 31 copies
The Best of O'Henry: Over 100 Stories Including the Gift of the Magi and the Furnished Room (1989) 23 copies
Best Stories Of O. Henry: Gift Of The Magi, The Ransom Of Red Chief, Mammon And The Archer And Others (2004) 13 copies
69 short stories: Comprising Cabbages and kings, The four million, The trimmed lamp (1963) 12 copies
Short Stories of O. Henry 11 copies
Reading & Training : O. Henry : The Ransom of Red Chief and other stories [book + sound recording] (1918) — Writer — 6 copies
A Ruler of Men 5 copies
One Thousand Dollars 5 copies
A Municipal Report 4 copies
The Works of O. Henry (12 Volumes) Cabbages and Kings; The Four Million; the Gentle Grafter; Heart of the West;… (1919) 4 copies
Classics To Grow On-O.Henry Stories 4 copies
O. Henry, 69 Short Stories: Cabbages and Kings / The Four Million / The Trimmed Lamp (1954) 4 copies
O. HENRY STORIES 4 copies
The Pendulum 4 copies
The Duplicity of Hargraves 3 copies
The Hypotheses of Failure 3 copies
Madame Bo-Peep, Of The Ranches 3 copies
Aguafuertes Norteamericanas 3 copies
Nici un fel de povestire 3 copies
Jaro na jídelním lístku 3 copies
A Cosmopolite in a Café 3 copies
The Greatest Christmas Stories & Poems in One Volume: 150 Tales, Poems & Carols (Illustrated): Silent Night, Ring Out… (2015) 3 copies
Grandes Novelistas Mundiales: O. Henry. Los cuatro millones. El honrado tramposo. Los caminos del destino (1992) 3 copies
Mensen zoals u en ik 3 copies
The Bagdad Edition of O'henry: The Four Million & Voice of the City (The Four Million & The Voice of the City) (1908) 3 copies
Best seller 3 copies
The four million. By: O. Henry ( collection of short stories ): William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 - June 5,… (2017) 3 copies
The Man Higher Up 3 copies
The Count And The Wedding Guest 3 copies
A Harlem Tragedy 3 copies
Vanity And Some Sables 3 copies
Compliments Of The Season 3 copies
While the Auto Waits 3 copies
The Buyer From Cactus City 3 copies
A Double-dyed Deceiver 3 copies
The Door Of Unrest 3 copies
A Technical Error 3 copies
The Coming-Out Of Maggie 3 copies
The Social Triangle 2 copies
The Tale Of A Tainted Tenner 2 copies
Hearts and Crosses 2 copies
Telemachus, Friend 2 copies
The Guilty Party 2 copies
The Lost Blend 2 copies
The Making Of A New Yorker 2 copies
Brickdust Row 2 copies
The Hand That Riles The World 2 copies
The Badge Of Policeman O'Roon 2 copies
The Assessor Of Success 2 copies
The Dream 2 copies
Best of O.Henry 2 copies
The Exact Science of Matrimony 2 copies
The Rose of Dixie 2 copies
The Admiral 2 copies
A Ghost of a Chance 2 copies
At Arms with Morpheus 2 copies
Ulysses and the Dogman 2 copies
Whirligigs, Volume 2 2 copies
Witches' Loaves 2 copies
The Last Of The Troubadours 2 copies
The Head-Hunter 2 copies
The Moment Of Victory 2 copies
Buried Treasure 2 copies
Thimble, Thimble 2 copies
The Third Ingredient 2 copies
Conscience In Art 2 copies
Past One At Rooney's 2 copies
Proof of the Pudding 2 copies
Rent skoj u.p.a. 2 copies
A Ramble in Aphasia 2 copies
The Thing's the Play 2 copies
The Poet And The Peasant 2 copies
The Fifth Wheel 2 copies
The Day Resurgent 2 copies
The Ethics Of Pig 2 copies
The Brief Debut Of Tildy 2 copies
Hostages To Momus 2 copies
A Tempered Wind 2 copies
Detectives y Ladrones 2 copies
Kaktüs ve diğer öyküler 2 copies
101 O. HENRY STORIES Folio Society 2 copies
101 Stories {unspecified edition} — Author — 2 copies
Poveste neterminata 2 copies
Twee verhalen; tek. van Kurt Löb 2 copies
Apsakymai 2 copies
Những truyện ngắn hay nhất thế giới 2 copies
Learn German with Short Stories by O. Henry: Improve Your Vocabulary the Fun and Easy Way (German Edition) (2019) 2 copies
The Romance Of A Busy Broker 2 copies
Sisters Of The Golden Circle 2 copies
Art And The Bronco 2 copies
The Works of O Henry Seven Volume Set (The Trimmed Lamp / Rolling Stones / The Gentle Grafter / Sixes and Sevens /… (1904) 2 copies
O. Henry encore 2 copies
The Best Short Stories Of O. Henry Selected With An Introduction by Bennett A. Cerf and Van Cartmell 2 copies
Bekenntnisse eines Humoristen. Ausgewählte Kurzgeschichten (Insel-Bücherei Nr. 641) [Pappe] (1979) 2 copies
Stories By O'henry 2 copies
Quatro contos 2 copies
Stories by O. Henry 2 copies
Cherchez La Femme 2 copies
The Memento 2 copies
Little Speck in Garnered Fruit 2 copies
Calloway's Code 2 copies
A Comedy in Rubber 2 copies
The Shocks Of Doom 2 copies
A Lickpenny Lover 2 copies
The Clarion Call 2 copies
Girl 2 copies
Nemesis and the Candy Man 2 copies
Transformation Of Martin Burney 2 copies
The Passing Of Black Eagle 2 copies
A Strange Story 2 copies
The Guardian of the Accolade 2 copies
The Enchanted Profile 2 copies
Next to Reading Matter 2 copies
The Purple Dress 2 copies
The Roads We Take 2 copies
The Prisoner of Zembla 2 copies
Jimmy Hayes And Muriel 2 copies
Dougherty's Eye-Opener 2 copies
Two Renegades 2 copies
The Phonograph And The Graft 2 copies
The Atavism Of John Tom Little Bear 2 copies
Makes The Whole World Kin 2 copies
The Marionettes 2 copies
Nebel in Santone und andere stories. Gesammelte Stories III. Streng geschäftlich - Sechser und Siebener - ect. (1974) 1 copy
Western Classics Collection 1 copy
New York By Camp Fire Light 1 copy
Western Classic Collection 1 copy
Round The Circle 1 copy
The Red Roses Of Tonia 1 copy
O. Henry Papers: Some Sketches of His Life Together with an Alphabetical Index to His Complete Works (2003) 1 copy
The Rubber Plant's Story 1 copy
Fifty Short Stories 1 copy
Ten Plays From O. Henry 1 copy
Racconti 1 copy
“The Whirligig of Life” 1 copy
The Gift of the Magi (Special Edition): The Cop and the Anthem, The Ransom of Red Chief A Retrieved Reformation, The… (2014) 1 copy
The Pimienta Pancakes 1 copy
YASAYAN GORUR 1 copy
The ransom of Red Chief El rescate del Jefe Rojo ; Shoes = Zapatos : versiones bilingües abreviadas y… (2007) 1 copy
The Girl And The Habit 1 copy
KUKLALAR 1 copy
A Night in New Arabia 1 copy
The Duel 1 copy
The Classic Humor Megapack 1 copy
A Bird of Bagdad 1 copy
El regalo de navidad 1 copy
[No title] 1 copy
The Venturers 1 copy
What You Want 1 copy
Out Of Nazareth 1 copy
Whirligigs (Collection of 24 short stories): O. Henry (Short Stories, Classics, Literature) [Annotated] (2021) 1 copy
Complete Works Vol. I 1 copy
Five Beloved Stories 1 copy
The Cactus 1 copy
Pinti Aşık 1 copy
Untuk Dia yang Menunggu 1 copy
The Dog And The Playlet 1 copy
Romance čumilů 1 copy
A Little Talk About Mobs 1 copy
A teoria do cão 1 copy
The Snow Man 1 copy
Bir Noel Hediyesi 1 copy
The Gift of the Magi and Other New York Stories: The Skylight Room, The Voice of The City, The Cop and the Anthem, A… (2018) 1 copy
The Works of O. Henry 1 copy
O. Henry's American Scenes 1 copy
KAKTÜS 1 copy
The Stories of O Henry 1 copy
Selected 100 Stories 1 copy
Ai Tinh Theo Khau Phan 1 copy
Short Stories 1 copy
the gift of the nagi 1 copy
THE VOICE OF THE CITY. 1 copy
Stories of O.Henry 1 copy
The Pocketbook of O. Henry 1 copy
Uma Regeneração Resgatada e Outras Histórias (Coleção Folha Inglês Com Clássicos Da Literatura, #30) 1 copy
Contos de Natal 1 copy
The Skylight Room 1 copy
מבחר סיפורי או הנרי 1 copy
Gausīgie Ierāvēji 1 copy
American Stories (Advanced) 1 copy
Избранные новеллы 1 copy
О.Генри в 3-х томах 1 copy
Короли и капуста; Новеллы 1 copy
As Others See Us 1 copy
Contos 1 copy
great stories 1 copy
Christmas Short Works Collection 2014 — Contributor — 1 copy
O poveste stranie 1 copy
Os Melhores Contos 1 copy
The Pride Of The Cities 1 copy
Игра на понижение 1 copy
Самая малость 1 copy
The Champion Of The Weather 1 copy
The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories of the Four Million Vol. II (O. Henry Biographical Edition) 1 copy
Hikâyeler II 1 copy
Great Stories of O Henry 1 copy
LibriVox Christmas Short Works Collection 2020 — Author — 1 copy
October And June 1 copy
Phoebe 1 copy
A collection of stories 1 copy
The O Henry Stories 1 copy
The Whirligig Of Life 1 copy
O Henry Kadhakal 1 copy
Het hart van Amerika 1 copy
Short Stories of O Henry 1 copy
New Yrokers 1 copy
Psyche And The Pskyscraper 1 copy
The Ghosts of Christmas Past: Classic Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Saki, O. Henry, and… (2008) 1 copy
Extradited From Bohemia 1 copy
A Philistine in Bohemia 1 copy
The Four Million and Further Stories of the Four Million (A Collection of 45 Short Stories by O. Henry in One Volume!) (2009) 1 copy
By Courier 1 copy
The Rathskeller And The Rose 1 copy
Transients In Arcadia 1 copy
Lost On Dress Parade 1 copy
The Harbinger 1 copy
The Song And The Sergeant 1 copy
One Dollar's Worth 1 copy
A Newspaper Story 1 copy
Tommy's Burglar 1 copy
A Little Local Color 1 copy
Georgia's Ruling 1 copy
Blind Man's Holiday 1 copy
The Best of O. Henry 1 copy
Cabbages and Kings, & Others 1 copy
The Defeat Of The City 1 copy
The Plutonian Fire 1 copy
Squaring The Circle 1 copy
Roses, Ruses And Romance 1 copy
The City Of Dreadful Night 1 copy
The Easter Of The Soul 1 copy
Kız 1 copy
The Fool-Killer 1 copy
Polícias e ladrões 1 copy
The Ransom Of Mack 1 copy
The Proem: By The Carpenter 1 copy
The Lonesome Road 1 copy
On Behalf Of the Management 1 copy
The Renaissance At Charleroi 1 copy
A Departmental Case 1 copy
The Enchanted Kiss 1 copy
The Emancipation Of Billy 1 copy
The Fourth In Salvador 1 copy
Friends In San Rosario 1 copy
A Call Loan 1 copy
The Discounters Of Money 1 copy
Modern Rural Sports 1 copy
The Lotus And The Bottle 1 copy
The Octopus Marooned 1 copy
Shearing The Wolf 1 copy
A Midsummer Masquerade 1 copy
The Reformation Of Calliope 1 copy
The Caballero's Way 1 copy
Cupid A La Carte 1 copy
The Higher Abdication 1 copy
A Chaparral Prince 1 copy
An Afternoon Miracle 1 copy
Hygeia At The Solito 1 copy
Fox-in-the-Morning 1 copy
Smith 1 copy
He Also Serves 1 copy
Valda noveller 1 copy
To Him Who Waits 1 copy
Supply And Demand 1 copy
Schools And Schools 1 copy
The Hiding Of Black Bill 1 copy
A Poor Rule 1 copy
Rus In Urbe 1 copy
The Sphinx Apple 1 copy
The Higher Pragmatism 1 copy
No Story 1 copy
The Vitagraphoscope 1 copy
Caught 1 copy
Two Recalls 1 copy
Rouge Et Noir 1 copy
Dicky 1 copy
Masters Of Arts 1 copy
Ships 1 copy
Shoes 1 copy
The Remnants Of The Code 1 copy
The Shamrock And The Palm 1 copy
The Flag Paramount 1 copy
The Missing Chord 1 copy
Money Maze 1 copy
Cupid's Exile Number Two 1 copy
A Sacrifice Hit 1 copy
The Marry Month Of May 1 copy
KAKTUS VE DIGER OYKULER 1 copy
Reyer y berzas 1 copy
El honrado tramposo 1 copy
The O. Henry Collection: Cabbages and Kings, Roads of Destiny, Whirligigs, The Trimmed Lamp. (89 Short Stories) (2019) 1 copy
Un Cosmopolita en el café 1 copy
According to Their Lights 1 copy
A Midsummer Knight's Dream 1 copy
The Lady Higher Up 1 copy
selected short stories 1 copy
YESIL KAPI 1 copy
HIKAYELER 1 1 copy
The Greater Coney 1 copy
The Caliph And The Cad 1 copy
Short Fiction 1 copy
The Ferry Of Unfulfilment 1 copy
Seats Of The Haughty 1 copy
The Call Of The Tame 1 copy
O. Henry, The Best of 1 copy
Cloak And Dagger 1 copy
Stories (Aerie edition) 1 copy
A Making of a New Yorker 1 copy
The Girl And The Graft 1 copy
The Robe of Peace 1 copy
Uma Regeneração Resgatada E Outras Histórias | A Retrieved Reformation And Other Stories (30/30) 1 copy
Babes In The Jungle 1 copy
The Christmas Stories 1 copy
The Gold That Glittered 1 copy
The Country Of Elusion 1 copy
O. Henry Christmas Stories 1 copy
The Unprofitable Servant 1 copy
Short Stories. 1 copy
short stories of o. henry LP 1 copy
Tracked To Doom 1 copy
A Snapshot At The President 1 copy
Aristocracy Versus Hash 1 copy
Selected Short Story 1 copy
The Two women 1 copy
An Apology 1 copy
Lord Oakhurst's Curse 1 copy
Bexar Scrip No. 2692 1 copy
Queries And Answers 1 copy
Western Classic Collection: Cabin Fever, Heart of the West, Good Indian, Riders of the Purple Sage... (Golden Deer… (2012) 1 copy
A Matter of Mean Elevation 1 copy
The Diamond of Kali 1 copy
The Day We Celebrate 1 copy
The World And The Door 1 copy
The Theory And The Hound 1 copy
Best Dog Stories 1 copy
O. Henry Selected Stories 1 copy
Sound And Fury 1 copy
Sociology In Serge And Straw 1 copy
Helping The Other Fellow 1 copy
The Rolling Stone 1 copy
The Gift of the Magi: Simplified for Modern Readers (Accelerated Reader AR Quiz No. 7913) (2012) 1 copy
The Ransom of Red Chief: Simplified For Modern Readers (Accelerated Reader AR Quiz No. 7937) (2013) 1 copy
The Marquis And Miss Sally 1 copy
Classiska noveller 1 copy
A Fog in Santone 1 copy
The Friendly Call 1 copy
A Dinner at — 1 copy
Selected stories 1 copy
Associated Works
The American Short Story: A Collection of the Best Known and Most Memorable Stories by the Great American Authors (1994) — Contributor — 317 copies
The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion (2011) — Contributor — 244 copies
The Game Is Afoot: Parodies, Pastiches, and Ponderings of Sherlock Holmes (1994) — Contributor — 198 copies
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: A Collection of Victorian Detective Tales (2008) — Contributor — 105 copies
Writing New York: A Literary Anthology (Expanded 10th-Anniversary Edition) (2008) — Contributor — 93 copies
The Raven and the Monkey's Paw: Classics of Horror and Suspense from the Modern Library (1998) — Author, some editions — 64 copies
The Best American Humorous Short Stories [Edited by Alexander Jessup] (1920) — Contributor — 59 copies
The world of law; a treasury of great writing about and in the law, short stories, plays, essays, accounts, letters,… (1960) — Contributor — 54 copies
The Greatest Christmas Stories of All Time: Timeless Classics That Celebrate the Season (2006) — Contributor — 41 copies
Tales of the Wandering Jew: A Collection of Contemporary and Classic Stories (European Literary Fantasy Anthologies) (1991) — Contributor — 25 copies
Best-Loved Short Stories: Flaubert, Chekhov, Kipling, Joyce, Fitzgerald, Poe and Others (2004) — Contributor — 22 copies
Discovering Fiction Student's Book 1: A Reader of American Short Stories (2001) — Contributor — 19 copies
A Little Night Reading: Twenty Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (1974) — Contributor — 14 copies
Selected English Short Stories: XIX and XX Centuries (Second Series) (1924) — Contributor — 14 copies
Traveling Home for Chirstmas: Four Stories that Journey to the Heart of the Holiday (2005) — Contributor; Contributor — 13 copies
Best of the West III: More Stories That Inspired Classic Western Films (1990) — Contributor — 10 copies
Fun & Quirky Classics: Short Stories by Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain and More (2022) — Contributor — 9 copies
Voor en na middernacht : vierendertig beroemde spook- en griezelverhalen (1949) — Contributor — 7 copies
Our lives : American labor stories — Contributor — 6 copies
Inspiration Three: Three Famous Classics in One Book, Volume V [The Story of the Other Wise Man, A Christmas Carol,The… — Contributor — 5 copies
Representative American Short Stories — Contributor — 5 copies
Fifty thrilling wild west stories — Contributor — 3 copies
The Second Christmas Megapack: 29 Modern and Classic Christmas Stories (2012) — Contributor — 3 copies
Discovering Fiction Level 2 Student's Book: A Reader of North American Short Stories (2012) — Contributor — 2 copies
The Last Leaf [1983 film] — Original book — 1 copy
RDCBLP Texas Dawn | The Small Woman, | The Cop and the Anthem — Author — 1 copy
Contos Crime: o desvendar de segredos e delitos por grandes mestres da ficção — Contributor — 1 copy
An O. Henry Gift from Henry — Contributor — 1 copy
14 American Masterpieces Vol.1 — Contributor — 1 copy
America through the short story — Contributor — 1 copy
Sixteen On: An Anthology of Railway Stories — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Henry, O.
- Legal name
- Porter, William Sydney
Porter, William Sidney (birth) - Other names
- Henry, Olivier
Henry, Oliver
Peters, S. H.
Bliss, James L.
Dowd, T. B.
Clark, Howard - Birthdate
- 1862-09-11
- Date of death
- 1910-06-05
- Burial location
- Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Greensboro, North Carolina, C.S.
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
cirrhosis of the liver - Places of residence
- La Salle County, Texas, USA
Austin, Texas, USA
Houston, Texas, USA - Education
- Lindsey Street High School
- Occupations
- bookkeeper
pharmacist
draftsman
bank teller
journalist
short story writer
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- Members
- 15,879
- Popularity
- #1,430
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 207
- ISBNs
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