Henry O: 344 books

O. Henry's Selected Short Stories are known for their wit wordplay and surprise endings. Most of the stories are set New York City in the early years of the twentieth century and deal with the common people. The Gift of the Magi deals with the working-class and unselfish love. The collection also contains stories as A Cosmopolite in a Café Roads of Destiny and The Romance of a Busy Broker.

The story of an Ohio regiment in the Civil WarOriginally published in 1902 by Henry O. Hardens newspaper publishing company, History of the 90th Ohio Volunteer Infantry tells its story through the soldiers personal letters, diary entries, and memoirs. Formed in response to Confederate maneuvers in Kentucky...

FROM THE WORLDS OF BUSINESS, POLITICS, HISTORY, LITERATURE, ENTERTAINMENT, AND MORE . . . "Think how much happier women would be if, instead of endlessly fretting about what the males in their lives are thinking, they could relax, secure in the knowledge that the correct answer is: very...

The great increase in our knowledge of animals which has taken place since the volume on Monkeys was published in "Jardine's Naturalist's Library" some sixty years ago, cannot be better illustrated than by the fact that our excellent contributor, Dr. H. O. Forbes, has found it impossible to compress...

The Red River Campaign in the spring of 1864 was one of the most destructive of the Civil War. The agricultural wealth of the Red River Valley tempted Union General Nathaniel P. Banks to invade with 30,000 troops in an attempt to seize control of the river and confiscate as much cotton as possible...

From the Heart is a collection of poems that delves into the topic of mankind's relationship to the Earth and the life thereon, and his reliance on God. It also considers mans relationship with his fellow men and other life on this planet. Some of the poems are philosophical in nature. Most contain...

Lost Legacies genuinely portrays governance in Nigeria and the brand of politics as practiced by the current breed of Nigerian politicians. It equally highlights the implication of these practices as well as the continual adoption of fl awed institutional and political framework in the implementation...

A hundred years ago when I went to school, The ransom of Red Chief was REQUIRED (gag me with a spoon!) reading. I was an avid reading convert from then on. This book is full of great stories (Tobin?s Palm, The Gift Of The Magi, A Cosmopolite In A Café, Between Rounds, The Skylight Room, A Service...

You can't kidnap someone's hope. They were teachers, engineers, nurses, students, and artists from around the world who answered God's call to help Afghan refugees rebuild their lives following decades of war. But as international tensions reached inferno levels in 2001, extremists set out...

In 1924 MI6 is handed a gift. An expatriate Englishman born of Russian parents is working deep inside the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow. He is angered that the Communists have emerged from the 1917 Revolution as the ruling faction, virtually bringing his career to an end. He must do something...

The current socio-economic situation in Africa as a continent is precarious. The continent faces multiple crises that include those of religion, politics, and economics. Each crisis is significant in its own right and together they are mutually reinforcing. One begins to wonder if the leaders have...

A plantation below the city is the setting for a climax in "Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking." By means of a freight-car, Dick arrives in the "big, almsgiving, long-suffering city of the South, the cold weather paradise of tramps." After a cautious survey that includes the levee...

Entre 1616 et 1641, Clément de La Roque Bouillac, seigneur de Saint-Géry, baron de Loupiac, en pleine guerres de religion et alors que le pouvoir royal cherche à se raffermir, est chargé d’approcher les chefs huguenots pour le compte du roi de France. Ce seigneur provincial, peu au fait...

Dernière aventure militaire de Louis XIV, la guerre de Succession d’Espagne provoque contre lui une coalition qui sera fatale à ses ambitions. Le poids de cette ultime guerre est plus lourd que jamais pour les populations. Quant au prix de la paix, réglé par de multiples traités — de 1713...