O. Henry Webliography: Useful links to other O. Henry resources
O.
Henry on the Web
http://www.lsjunction.com/people/porter.htm
Biographical Pages
http://www.utexas.edu/courses/mis325/history/handbook/fpo20.html
http://www.peterekstrom.com/henry01.html
City of Austin O. Henry
Museum
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/ohenry.htm
O. Henry’s House in San
Antonio
http://www.saconservation.org/places/ohenry.htm
Literary San Antonio/O. Henry sights and insights http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/mcquien/htmlfils/ohenry2.htm
A
Surprise Tribute to O. Henry
http://www.dailyobjectivist.com/AC/tributetoohenry.asp
Literary
Criticism
http://ppl.nhmccd.edu/~dcox/ohenry/crit.html
O.
Henry and Irony
http://www.m-w.com/mw/textonly/wftw/97sept/91197.htm
Abstract of a Smithsonian Magazine article about O. Henry http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues97/jan97/ohenry.html
“An Exile in Paradise,” an article from Coconut Telegraph about O. Henry’s life in Honduras http://www.mayanriviera.com/pubs/coconut/feature.stm
O. Henry’s Full House (1952 b&w movie) http://www.tvguide.com/Movies/database/ShowMovie.asp?MI=9041 No Texas tales, but a good collection of urban favorites in video: “The Cop and the Anthem,” “The Clarion Call,” “The Last Leaf,” “The Ransom of Red Chief,” and “The Gift of the Magi.” Not on video; look for it on obscure movie channels.
Texas Story Texts:
(Print these out or cut and paste from the Web site, then enlarge for easy oral reading.)
“An
Afternoon Miracle”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.639/
* “Art and the Bronco” LINK REMOVED
“Buried
Treasure”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.973/
“The
Buyer from Cactus City,”
http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/O_Henry/Options/Buried_Treasure_p1.html
“The
Caballero’s Way”
http://thenostalgialeague.com/olmag/ciscO. Html
“A
Call Loan”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.648/
“A
Chaparral Christmas Gift”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.1277/
“A
Chaparral Prince”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.652/
* “A Departmental Case” LINK REMOVED
* “A Double-Dyed Deceiver” LINK REMOVED
“A Fog in San Antone” [not currently on the Web]
* “Friends in San Rosario” LINK REMOVED
“Georgia's
Ruling”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.1265/
“Hearts
and Crosses”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.632/
“The Hiding of Black Bill” http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/O_Henry/Options/The_Hiding_of_Black_Bill_p1.html
“The
Higher Abdication”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.640/
“The
Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.650/
“Jimmy
Hayes and Muriel”
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/grg/ustudent/gcraft/fall96/canright/projects/story.html
“The
Last of the Troubadours”
http://site17585.dellhost.com/lsj/olbooks/ohenry/troub.htm
“Law
and Order”
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/HenLawO. Html
“The Lonesome Road” LINK REMOVED
“Madame
Bo-Peep of the Ranches”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.1264/
“The
Missing Chord”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.647/
“The
Moment of Victory”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.974/
“The Octopus Marooned” http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/O_Henry/The_Gentle_Grafter/I_The_Octopus_Marooned_p1.html
“One
Dollar's Worth”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.1262/
* “The Passing of Black Eagle” LINK REMOVED
“The
Pimienta Pancakes”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.636/
“A
Poor Rule”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.976/
“The
Princess and the Puma”
http://164.106.182.10:276/serfweb/phillips/common/stories/PrincessPuma.html
* “The Red Roses of Tonia” LINK REMOVED
“The
Reformation of Calliope”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.653/
“Round the Circle” http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/O_Henry/Waifs_and_Strays_Part_1/Round_The_Circle_p1.html
“Seats
of the Haughty”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.637/
“Telemachus,
Friend”
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.634/
*The entire book is given; Scroll down to the story you want, then cut and paste onto a document and read on screen or print copy.
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