{"product_id":"the-four-million","title":"The Four Million","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho matters in a crowded city: the wealthy few, or everyone passing them on the street?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Four Million, O. Henry turns toward New York’s shopgirls, clerks, cab drivers and drifters. These twenty-five short stories make room for people the society pages overlook. Their small rooms, modest hopes and chance meetings reveal a city where money matters, but cannot settle every question.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Gift of the Magi, Della wants a Christmas gift worthy of Jim despite having little money. In The Cop and the Anthem, Soapy seeks prison’s shelter as winter approaches. Mammon and the Archer tests Anthony Rockwater’s faith in wealth, while After Twenty Years builds its encounter around a promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrdinary people worth noticing\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet workers, lodgers and strangers whose modest dreams deserve a place at the story’s center.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove on a small budget\u003c\/strong\u003e – Step into Della and Jim’s small flat, where a Christmas gift carries deep feeling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter on the streets\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Soapy’s unusual search for shelter, shaped by cold weather and the hope of arrest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMoney meets its limits\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the gap between Anthony Rockwater’s confidence in wealth and the demands of love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHumor with a surprise\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy a chatty, playful voice and unexpected endings that invite a second look.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy stories in one sitting, warm, dry humor, and glimpses of everyday New York around 1900.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and meet the New Yorkers O. Henry believes are worth noticing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":58289377018204,"sku":"LOA-C1862-EB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook — Coming soon","offer_id":58289377050972,"sku":"LOA-C1862-AU","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58289377083740,"sku":"LOA-C1862-PB","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":58289377116508,"sku":"LOA-C1862-HC","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/1862_The_Four_Million__standard__ebook__pages-174__trim-6x9in__1800x2700px.jpg?v=1784150694","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/the-four-million","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}