02888cam a22003253u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000026001122450060001382640051001983000047002493360026002963370026003223380036003485000031003845050685004155080123011005201159012235340045023826530018024276530058024458560042025039990017025453707UtSlPG20260610133115.0mcr n260607r2003||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHenry, O.,d1862-191014aThe Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2003  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2003-02-010 aThe trimmed lamp -- A Madison Square Arabian night -- The Rubaiyat of a Scotch highball -- The pendulum -- Two Thanksgiving day gentlemen -- The assessor of success -- The buyer from Cactus City -- The badge of policeman O'Roon -- Brickdust Row -- The making of a New Yorker -- Vanity and some sables -- The social triangle -- The purple dress -- The foreign policy of Company 99 -- The lost blend -- A Harlem tragedy -- "The guilty party"--An East side tragedy -- According to their lights -- A midsummer knight's dream -- The last leaf -- The count and the wedding guest -- The county of elusion -- The ferry of unfulfilment -- The tale of a tainted tenner -- Elsie in New York.  aCharles Franks, Greg Weeks, the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team and Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D.  a"The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million" by O. Henry is a collection of short stories written during the early 20th century, likely around the 1910s. The book centers on the lives and struggles of ordinary people living in New York City, particularly focusing on women like Lou and Nancy, highlighting their aspirations, relationships, and societal challenges.  The opening of the book introduces readers to two young women, Lou and Nancy, who have moved to the city seeking work to escape poverty. They represent different attitudes towards life and ambitions—Lou, who is content with her job as an ironer in a laundry, enjoys the social aspects of her work, while Nancy, who works as a shop girl, dreams of rising above her station and marrying into wealth. As they navigate their choices, their differences are highlighted through their conversations about love, success, and the sacrifices they are willing to make for their futures. This excerpt establishes a rich social commentary on class and gender inequality, setting the stage for O. Henry's signature blend of humor and pathos. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShort stories  aNew York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3707  c45753d45753