Barnes & Noble Digital Library

The small town of Lithopolis, Ohio, is the home of the Wagnalls Memorial Library, designed and donated by publishing heiress Mabel Wagnalls. This charming 1922 volume collects O. Henry’s whimsical musings on writing, music, travel, pets, and life, from letters Wagnalls received from the celebrated short-story writer from 1903 to 1907.