Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 498 Henry, O. 1862 1910 Porter, William Sidney The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million The 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. Charles Franks, Greg Weeks, the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team and Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D. "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.) en Short stories New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 373782 373803 2024-10-02T09:37:53.258521 2023-10-02T08:34:42.034497 text/html text/html 392164 2021-10-24T04:53:55 text/html 378724 2024-10-02T09:38:02.983459 application/epub+zip 378424 2024-10-02T09:37:56.933519 application/epub+zip 235474 2024-10-02T09:37:55.528511 application/epub+zip 563397 2024-10-02T09:38:07.396422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 541034 2024-10-02T09:38:01.981585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374577 2022-09-02T11:21:39.121356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351038 350937 2024-10-02T09:37:52.568548 2023-10-02T08:34:41.389542 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 350692 2021-10-24T04:54:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20374 2024-10-02T09:38:07.528431 application/rdf+xml 15838 2024-10-02T09:37:56.106495 image/jpeg 3591 2024-10-02T09:37:55.816482 image/jpeg 141997 2021-10-24T04:55:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 297030 2021-10-24T04:55:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 344169 2024-10-02T09:37:53.296525 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia