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O. Henry Books in Order

35 books are credited to O. Henry, published between 1903 and 2025; 11 of them appeared after O. Henry's death in 1910. The first book is A Retrieved Reformation (1903) and the newest is O. Henry for the Holidays (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

O. Henry is the pen name of William Sydney Porter.

Books
35
Published
1903–2025
Pages on record
3,293 in 14 of 35 books
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Photo of O. Henry, author of the Four Million series

O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), an American writer known for short stories and for the surprise endings that close them. The Gift of the Magi (1905), The Cop and the Anthem (1904), A Retrieved Reformation (1903) and The Ransom of Red Chief sit among the best known, and Cabbages and Kings (1904) is his novel. New York manners and customs supply much of the material, collected in The Four Million. Porter was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and became a licensed pharmacist at 19. Reprints and collections continue, the newest dated 2025.

How many O. Henry books are there?

O. Henry has 35 books, released between 1903 and 2025. 11 of them were published after O. Henry's death in 1910. 4 of them belong to the Four Million series.

O. Henry Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 35 O. Henry books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of A Retrieved Reformation by O. Henry (1903)
  2. Cover of The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry (1905)
  3. Cover of The Four Million by O. Henry, book 1 of the Four Million series (1906)
  4. Cover of The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry (1907)
  5. Cover of Strictly Business by O. Henry, book 4 of the Four Million series (1910)
  6. Cover of The Best of O. Henry by O. Henry (1929)
  7. Cover of More O. Henry by O. Henry (1933)
  8. Cover of Letters to Lithopolis by O. Henry (1999)
  1. 1
    A Retrieved Reformation1903 · 54 pages · confirmed 1/4
    190354
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  2. 2
    The Coming-Out of Maggie1903 · confirmed 1/4
    1903–
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  3. 3
    Cabbages and Kings1904 · 106 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1904106
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  4. 4
    The Brief Debut Of Tildy1904 · confirmed 1/4
    1904–
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  5. 5
    The Cop and the Anthem1904 · confirmed 1/4
    1904–
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  6. 6
    The Gift of the Magi1905 · 18 pages · confirmed 1/4
    190518
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  7. 7
    A Double Dyed Deceiver1905 · confirmed 1/4
    1905–
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  8. 8
    A Service of Love1905 · confirmed 1/4
    1905–
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  9. 9
    The Four MillionFour Million #11906 · 154 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1906154
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  10. 10
    The Furnished Room1906 · 72 pages · confirmed 1/4
    190672
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  11. 11
    Lost On Dress Parade1906 · confirmed 1/4
    1906–
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  12. 12
    After 20 Years1906 · confirmed 1/4
    1906–
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  13. 13
    Heart of the West1907 · confirmed 1/4
    1907–
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  14. 14
    The Trimmed LampFour Million #21907 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1907240
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  15. 15
    The Ransom of Red Chief1907 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    190732
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  16. 16
    The Last Leaf1907 · confirmed 1/4
    1907–
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  17. 17
    The Gentle Grafter1908 · confirmed 1/4
    1908–
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  18. 18
    The Voice of the CityFour Million #31908 · confirmed 1/4
    1908–
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  19. 19
    Options1909 · confirmed 1/4
    1909–
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  20. 20
    Roads of Destiny1909 · 206 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1909206
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  21. 21
    Strictly BusinessFour Million #41910 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1910320
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  22. 22
    Let Me Feel Your Pulse1910 · confirmed 1/4
    1910–
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  23. 23
    Whirligigs1910 · confirmed 1/4
    1910–
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  24. 24
    Witches' Loaves1910 · confirmed 1/4
    1910–
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  25. 25
    Sixes and Sevens1916 · confirmed 1/4
    1916–
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  26. 26
    Waifs and Strays1917 · confirmed 1/4
    1917–
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  27. 27
    The Best of O. Henry1929 · 636 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1929636
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  28. 28
    More O. Henry1933 · 1128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    19331128
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  29. 29
    Stories by O. Henry1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  30. 30
    Letters to Lithopolis1999 · 59 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199959
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  31. 31
    Rolling Stones and Poems2008 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008156
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  32. 32
    Holiday Classics2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  33. 33
    The Selected Stories of O. Henry2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  34. 34
    Postscripts2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  35. 35
    O. Henry for the Holidays2025 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2025112
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O. Henry books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Four Million in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Four Million
  2. 2. The Trimmed Lamp
  3. 3. The Voice of the City
  4. 4. Strictly Business

Standalone books

31 books

31 O. Henry titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read O. Henry books in order?

You only need to read O. Henry books in order within the Four Million series, which holds 4 of the 35 O. Henry books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with O. Henry

Start with A Retrieved Reformation (1903), the earliest published title.

What is the newest O. Henry book?

O. Henry for the Holidays (2025) is the newest O. Henry book released so far.

Is there a new O. Henry book coming?

No next O. Henry book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

O. Henry at a glance

Died
O. Henry died in 1910, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to O. Henry are still being published after O. Henry's death in 1910; the newest appeared in 2025.
Release pace
O. Henry books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
3,293 pages across the 14 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 133 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most O. Henry books, 20 of 35, were published in the 1900s.

What the O. Henry books are about

5 of the 35 O. Henry books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: new york (n.y.) is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • New York (N.Y.) 3 of 5 books
  • Social life and customs 3 of 5 books
  • Short stories 2 of 5 books
  • Manners and customs 2 of 5 books
  • Authors 1 of 5 books
  • American Humorous stories 1 of 5 books
  • Authors, correspondence 1 of 5 books
  • Classic literature 1 of 5 books
  • Correspondence 1 of 5 books
  • Films 1 of 5 books
  • Henry, o., 1862-1910 1 of 5 books