The Four Million and other stories Author:O. Henry O. Henry's stories about New York City - the best of which are included in The Four Million - are his most famous. He loved the little people of New York, the shop girls with their hopes and dreams, the young men seeking their fortunes in the big city, even the misfits. With his artist's eye and ear attuned to the sights and sounds of his belo... more »ved adopted city, he liked to wander into out-of-the-way places in his "Bagdad on the Subway" and mingle with the lonely yet hopeful little people who were to become grist for his mill.
A master of the surprise ending, the short story knew a rebirth with his fertile pen.« less