It looks like you're offline.
Donate
English (en) Change Website Language
Open Library logo
additional options menu
Last edited by Pablo Busatto
November 22, 2025 | History
Edit

O. Henry

O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings. (Source.)

Photo of O. Henry

American short story writer (1862–1910)

Born 11 September 1862
Died 5 June 1910

452 works Add another?

Sorting by Most Editions Most Editions First Published Most Recent Top Rated Reading Log Trending Random
Details Grid — Show everything by this author?
Photo of O. Henry

American short story writer (1862–1910)

Born 11 September 1862
Died 5 June 1910

Subjects

Fiction, American Short stories, Short stories, Social life and customs, Children's fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Classic Literature, American literature, Juvenile fiction, Mystery and detective stories, short stories, short story, Fiction, short stories (single author), American Horror tales, Detective and mystery stories, Drama, Horror stories, Juvenile audience, Manners and customs, detective fiction, American fiction, Christmas stories, History, horror, Crime

Places

United States, New York (N.Y.), Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, New England, New York, Baker Street, London, Massachusetts, Paris, Salem Village, Amazon rainforest, Caribbean, England, India, Italy, Ship-Trap Island, Tibet, Calcutta, Jefferson, Surrey, Verona, Wall Street, Mallard residence, Mississippi

People

John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Peyton Farquhar, Ethelred, Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher, Archie, C. Auguste Dupin, Duncan Ross, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Jabez Wilson, John Clay, Minister D—, Mr. Merryweather, Police Inspector Jones, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Vincent Spaulding, Devil, General Zaroff, Ivan, Sanger Rainsford, The Great White Czar, Whitney

Time

19th century, 20th century, 1600s, 1890, 1861-1865, 1861-65, Antebellum era, American Civil War, Civil War, Carnival, carnival, 1865-1918, 1895, 1900's, 1900s, 20e siècle, 20th Century, December, Jindai

Add to List

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

ID Numbers

Links outside Open Library

No links yet. Add one?

Alternative names

  • William Sidney Porter
  • O Henry
  • O'Henry
  • Henry, O.
  • O., Henry
  • O'henry
  • O.Henry
  • O.henry
  • William Sydney Porter
  • Henry O.
  • Henry O
  • o. Henry
  • O. O. Henry
  • O. HENRY
  • O. henry
  • O. Henry O. Henry
  • O. . Henry
  • O. Henry Henry
  • Henry. O.. 1862-1910.
  • o henry
  • O HENRY
  • Henry. O.
  • O. Henry, Porter, William Sydney
  • O. Henry (William Sydney Porter)
  • HENRY O.
  • William Sydney as O. Henry PORTER
  • O. Henry.
  • HENRY O
  • HENRY. O.
  • O. Henry Henry Henry O. Henry O. Henry O. Henry OHenry
  • O. (pseudonym of William Sydney Porter) Henry
  • Henry, O (Porter, William Sydney)
  • William Sydney. (Illustrated by John Groth) Porter

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
November 22, 2025 Edited by Pablo Busatto Edited without comment.
October 30, 2025 Edited by WikidataBot [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers
July 31, 2025 Edited by WikidataBot [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers
August 13, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import