The Four Million


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 The [Four Hundred (Gilded Age)|four hundred people] in New York City worth knowing, by instead opining that every human being in New York is worthy of notice.

Contents

  • "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 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 Debut of Tildy"