An edition of The Four Million (1906)

The four million

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An edition of The Four Million (1906)

The four million

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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.
The stories include;
Tobin's Palm * The Gift of the Magi * A Cosmopolite in a Cafe * Between Rounds * The Skylight Room * A Service of Love * The Coming-Out of Maggie * Man About Town * The Cop and the Anthem * An Adjustment of Nature * Memoirs of a Yellow Dog * The Love-Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein * Mammon and the Archer * Springtime a la Cart * The Green Door * From the Cabby's Seat * An Unfinished Story * The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock * Sisters of the Golden Circle * The Romance of a Busy Broker * After Twenty Years * Lost on Dress Parade * By Courier * The Furnished Room * The Brief Debut of Tildy

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Language
English
Pages
261

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Cover of: The four million
The four million
2014, Large Print Book Company
in English
Cover of: The Four Million
The Four Million
January 1996, Books On Tape
Audio cassette in English
Cover of: The four million, and other stories
The four million, and other stories
1963, Airmont Pub. Co.
in English
Cover of: The four million
The four million
1919, Published by Doubleday, Page for Review of Reviews
Cover of: The four million
The four million
1919, Doubleday, Page
in English
Cover of: The four million
Cover of: The four million
The four million
1907, McClure Co.
Cover of: The four million
The four million
1906, McClure, Phillips & Co.
in English
Cover of: The four million
Cover of: The four million

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Table of Contents

Tobin's palm
The gift of the magi
A cosmopolite in a café
Between rounds
The skylight room
A service of love
The coming-out of Maggie
Man about town
The cop and the anthem
An adjustment of nature
Memoirs of a yellow dog
The love-philtre of Ikey Schoenstein
Mammon and the archer
Springtime à la carte
The green door
From the cabby's seat
An unfinished story
The caliph, cupid and the clock
Sisters of the golden circle
The romance of a busy broker
After twenty years
Lost on dress parade
By courier
The furnished room
The brief début of Tildy.

Edition Notes

BAL 16271
Verso of t.p.: Published April, 1906.

Published in
New York
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Library of Congress
PS2649.P5 F6 1906

The Physical Object

Pagination
[8], 261, [3] p. (last 3 p. blank) ;
Number of pages
261

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6968138M
Internet Archive
fourmillion09henrgoog
LCCN
06012856
OCLC/WorldCat
1406327
Library Thing
470306

First Sentence

"TOBIN and me, the two of us, went down to Coney one day, for there was four dollars between us, and Tobin had need of distractions."

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