The Four Million

by O. Henry

Credits: O. Henry (author)

Summary

The Four Million is the second published collection of short stories by O. Henry originally released on April 10, 1906, by McClure, Phillips & Co. in New York. 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 by Ward McAllister, who claimed that there were only four hundred people in New York City worth knowing, by instead opining that every human being in New York is worthy of notice. This book uses the racial and other slurs of its period as written; the Book Guide explains these words where they occur.

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Chapters (20)

  1. 1. The Gift of the Magi
  2. 2. Between Rounds
  3. 3. The Skylight Room
  4. 4. A Service of Love
  5. 5. The Coming-Out of Maggie
  6. 6. Man About Town
  7. 7. The Cop and the Anthem
  8. 8. An Adjustment of Nature
  9. 9. Memoirs of a Yellow Dog
  10. 10. The Love-Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein
  11. 11. Mammon and the Archer
  12. 12. The Green Door
  13. 13. An Unfinished Story
  14. 14. The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock
  15. 15. Sisters of the Golden Circle
  16. 16. The Romance of a Busy Broker
  17. 17. After Twenty Years
  18. 18. Lost on Dress Parade
  19. 19. By Courier
  20. 20. The Furnished Room

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