O. Henry: References & Edit History
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Biographies include Gerald Langford, Alias O. Henry (1957, reprinted 1983); and David Stuart, O. Henry (1990). Eugene Current-Garcia, O. Henry: A Study of the Short Fiction (1993), offers critical analyses.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 01, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Austin History Center - O. Henry in Austin. | Oct 17, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Irony and Coincidence in the Selected Stories of O' Henry (PDF). | May 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Abbeville Institute - O. Henry: The Short Story Writer of America. | Apr 19, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Orleans Historical - William Sydney Porter: Becoming O. Henry. | Jan 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Open Washington Pressbooks - English 102 Book with English 105 supplemental - O. Henry (1862�1910). | Aug 23, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Austin History Center - O. Henry in Austin. | Mar 08, 2024 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 15, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 05, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: NCpedia - William Sidney Porter. | May 28, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame - William Sydney Porter. | May 28, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: North Carolina History Project - Biography of O. Henry. | May 28, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Literature Network - Biography of O Henry. | May 28, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online - William Sydney Porter. | May 28, 2015 | ||
| Added birth name William Sidney Porter; he later changed the spelling of "Sidney" to "Sydney." | Jun 29, 2011 | ||
| Video dramatization of "The Gift of the Magi" added. | Sep 08, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Page by Page Books - The Voice of the City. | May 11, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 21, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Mar 18, 1999 |
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