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100 1 _aHenry, O.,
_d1862-1910
245 1 0 _aOptions
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c1998
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 1998-12-01
505 0 _a"The rose of Dixie" -- The third ingredient -- The hiding of Black Bill -- Schools and schools -- Thimble, thimble -- Supply and demand -- Buried treasure -- To him who waits -- He also serves -- The moment of victory -- The head-hunter -- No story -- The higher pragmatism -- Best-seller -- Rus in urbe -- A poor rule.
508 _aE-text prepared by Tim O'Connell and revised by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D.
520 _a"Options" by O. Henry is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The stories reflect O. Henry's signature style of wit and surprise endings, often exploring themes of love, chance, and the quirks of human nature, with a variety of characters, including a magazine editor Colonel Aquila Telfair and a struggling artist named Hetty Pepper. The opening of "Options" introduces readers to Colonel Aquila Telfair, who has been appointed as the editor of a new Southern magazine, "The Rose of Dixie." The scene is set in a grand library where Telfair graciously accepts the role, despite its challenges, including creating a publication that resonates with Southern pride amid economic struggles. As he assembles his editorial team, filled with quirky and historically-connected characters, the dynamics of editorial decision-making come to play, foreshadowing the encounters with a Northern circulation booster, Mr. Thacker, who challenges the Colonel’s traditionalist views. This opening sets a humorous and engaging tone for the collection, suggesting that it will explore different aspects of societal norms and personal ambitions through clever storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
653 _aShort stories, American
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1583
999 _c43699
_d43699