The Four Million

The Four Million is a collection of short stories by American author O. Henry, published in 1906. The stories primarily focus on the lives of ordinary people in New York City, romanticizing their everyday experiences and often featuring themes of coincidence and surprise endings. One notable story within this collection is "The Furnished Room," which tells a tragic tale of a young man's suicide in a New York City boardinghouse, unaware that his missing girlfriend had died by suicide in the same room the week before. O. Henry was known for his ability to capture the spirit of common life with humor and irony.123