Book Cover of The Four Million

The Four Million

by O. Henry

The Four Million is the second published collection of short stories by O. Henry originally released in 1906. There are twenty-five stories of various lengths including several of his best known works such as "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem". The book's title refers to the then population of New York City where many of the stories are set. O. Henry was responding to a newspaper editorial which opined that there were only four hundred people in New York City worth knowing.

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1906

Genre/Category

Tags/Keywords

Author

O. Henry image

O. Henry

United States

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. Porter was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He moved to...

More on O. Henry

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

The Mabinogion, Volume 3 Cover image

The Mabinogion, Volume 3 by Anonymous

This is final volume of the Mabinogion. As with the other volumes, these Arthurian tales are translated from Welsh manuscripts and largely represent a...

Spinning-Wheel Stories Cover image

Spinning-Wheel Stories by Louisa May Alcott

A group of stories-within-a-story, told in the classic Louisa May Alcott style.

Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 01 Cover image

Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 01 by Anonymous

In the six volumes of the Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Julian Hawthorne presents us thrilling and mysterious short stori...

Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter Cover image

Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter

Whether you're a parent or a child, a young reader or an older one, the Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter is indeed just that – a treasure chest of...

Lifted Masks Cover image

Lifted Masks by Susan Glaspell

In this collection of short stories, Susan Glaspell examines the unique character of America and its people.

English Fairy Tales Cover image

English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs

Jack the Giant-Killer, Tom Thumb, Goldilocks and The Three Bears, Henny Penny, Dick Whittington, The Three Little Pigs, Red Riding Hood and a host of...

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 2 Cover image

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 2 by Edgar Allan Poe

An eclectic, catholic even, collection from the exquisitely excellent tale-telling of Mr. Edgar Allan Poe. Hilarious and terrifying. Need I say more?

The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 01 Cover image

The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 01 by Marshall Pinckney Wilder

The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the first volume, 53 short stories and poems have been gathered from 44 authors. This vol...

Winesburg, Ohio Cover image

Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

Winesburg, Ohio (full title: Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small-Town Life) is a 1919 short story cycle by the American author Sherwood An...

Tales of the Jazz Age Cover image

Tales of the Jazz Age by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Tales of the Jazz Age is a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Divided into three separate parts, according to subject matter,...

Reviews for The Four Million

No reviews posted or approved, yet...