Project Gutenberg 1998-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 277 Henry, O. 1862 1910 Porter, William Sidney Options "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. E-text prepared by Tim O'Connell and revised by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D. "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.) Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Short stories, American PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 399327 2025-08-01T10:20:01.370212 text/html 402930 2020-12-31T13:36:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 158500 2020-12-31T13:36:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 218802 2025-08-01T10:20:08.788208 application/epub+zip 224170 2025-08-01T10:20:03.298219 application/epub+zip 224170 2025-08-01T10:20:02.054232 application/epub+zip 350652 2025-08-01T10:20:12.739175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335778 2025-08-01T10:20:07.953185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319163 2022-09-01T11:34:47.648485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380681 2025-08-01T10:20:00.598207 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 380752 2020-12-31T13:36:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 154052 2020-12-31T13:36:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 380770 2020-12-31T13:36:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153999 2020-12-31T13:36:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20674 2025-08-01T10:20:12.873162 application/rdf+xml 7665 2025-08-01T10:20:02.564213 image/jpeg 2190 2025-08-01T10:20:02.309217 image/jpeg 213699 2025-08-01T10:20:01.403229 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia