The Four Million (Version 2)


Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers

(3.5 stars; 5 reviews)

The man with the surprise endings: that was O. Henry's trademark. This is the second published collection of short stories by O. Henry originally released in 1906. There are twenty five stories of various lengths including several of his best known works such as "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem". The book's title refers to the then population of New York City where many of the stories are set. Some society snobs has the opinion that there were only 'Four Hundred' people in New York City who were really worth noticing. But O. Henry felt that every person in New York was worth noticing and had their own story which is explains the title of this collection little stories of the 'Four Million.'" To O. Henry, everyone in New York counted. And everyone had a story. (5 hr 36 min)

Kapitel

01 - TOBIN'S PALM 17:07 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
02 - THE GIFT OF THE MAGI 14:32 Gelesen von Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
03 - A COSMOPOLITE IN A CAFÉ 12:02 Gelesen von Reeses118
04 - BETWEEN ROUNDS 12:06 Gelesen von Reeses118
05 - THE SKYLIGHT ROOM 13:34 Gelesen von Reeses118
06 - A SERVICE OF LOVE 13:46 Gelesen von William Tomcho
07 - THE COMING-OUT OF MAGGIE 16:13 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
08 - MAN ABOUT TOWN 11:52 Gelesen von William Tomcho
09 - THE COP AND THE ANTHEM 15:07 Gelesen von Winston Tharp
10 - AN ADJUSTMENT OF NATURE 10:30 Gelesen von Mudlark
11 - MEMOIRS OF A YELLOW DOG 11:23 Gelesen von William Tomcho
12 - THE LOVE-PHILTRE OF IKEY SCHOENSTEIN 9:59 Gelesen von rdmagpie
13 - MAMMON AND THE ARCHER 12:05 Gelesen von Eden Rea-Hedrick
14 - SPRINGTIME À LA CARTE 15:15 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
15 - THE GREEN DOOR 17:23 Gelesen von William Tomcho
16 - FROM THE CABBY'S SEAT 10:35 Gelesen von Debra
17 - AN UNFINISHED STORY 15:19 Gelesen von Adina Owen
18 - THE CALIPH, CUPID AND THE CLOCK 12:19 Gelesen von rdmagpie
19 - SISTERS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE 15:10 Gelesen von Kristin G.
20 - THE ROMANCE OF A BUSY BROKER 10:13 Gelesen von eye hear voices
21 - AFTER TWENTY YEARS 7:25 Gelesen von Robert G. Smith
22 - LOST ON DRESS PARADE 14:33 Gelesen von Kristin G.
23 - BY COURIER 8:57 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
24 - THE FURNISHED ROOM 21:08 Gelesen von Linda Ciano
25 - THE BRIEF DÉBUT OF TILDY 17:41 Gelesen von Linda Ciano