Twenty-three colorful tales — including "The Duel," "What You Want," and "The Proof of the Pudding" — recapture city life at the turn of the 20th century.

A housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress - ordinary people living ordinary lives in New York at the beginning of this century. The city has change

An illustrated collection of more than 200 stories arranged in chronological order of publication.

Henry James led a wandering life, which took him far from his native shores, but he continued to think of New York City, where his family had settled for severa

"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of