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O. Henry Episodes

An American short story writer who was also known for his poetry and non-fiction.
March 2, 2025

AFTER 20 YEARS and LOST ON DRESS PARADE A DOUBLE TREAT FROM O.HENRY

Two great short stories from O.Henry! AFTER TWENTY YEARS-  A cop walking the beat at night passes a man standing quietly in a passageway and they exchange greetings. The man tells the cop he is waiting for an old friend to show up- they had grown...

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Feb. 19, 2025

O.HENRY DOUBLE FEATURE: THE SLEUTHS AND WITCHES LOAVES

The Sleuths- A man comes to New York City to find his sister whom he knows is in need of financial help but is led astray by ineffective and expensive detectives. Wictches Loaves-An older woman who owns a bakery takes pity on a regular customer who...

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Dec. 4, 2024

THE HERBINGER and ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS by O.HENRY

In The Harbinger, a run down man and his two unemployed pals sit on a park bench and devise a scheme to rob the married man's wife of a one dollar bill so they can buy themselves a beer at the local pub. In One Thousand Dollars, a spoiled young man is...

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Aug. 28, 2024

A RULER OF MEN by O.HENRY

On the streets of New York our narrator runs into an old buddy named Kansas Bill who he hasn't seen for a long while. After a few beers his old pal,shares a whopper of a story about how he got himself involved with an Irishman who planned to rule a...

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May 10, 2024

BEST OF 1001 (#13 OF 447) CONFESSIONS OF A HUMORIST by O.HENRY

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April 24, 2024

THE MARIONETTES by O.HENRY

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March 27, 2024

ROSES, RUSES, AND ROMANCE and THE COMPLETE LIFE OF JOHN HOPKINS O.…

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March 24, 2024

WHILE THE AUTO WAITS and A COMEDY IN RUBBER O.HENRY

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Feb. 7, 2024

HEARTS AND HANDS and BURIED TREASURE by O.HENRY

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Dec. 13, 2023

THE GIFT OF THE MAGI by O.HENRY

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Nov. 5, 2023

GIRL and JEFF PETERS AS A PERSONAL MAGNET by O. HENRY

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Sept. 6, 2023

ROADS OF DESTINY O.HENRY

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July 19, 2023

THE LAST LEAF by O.HENRY

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July 12, 2023

THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF by O.HENRY

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May 28, 2023

THE TRIMMED LAMP by O.HENRY

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