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O. HenryTwo struggling women share a makeshift stew, while a mysterious stranger arrives carrying the one ingredient they lack.
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O. HenryTwo young working women pursue very different futures in a city where wages, style, and marriage all promise escape.
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O. HenryA mountain couple arrives at a makeshift court demanding a divorce, only to discover that separation may be harder than marriage.
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O. HenryA grieving Irishman treats a palmist’s predictions as a treasure map and pursues the stranger meant to bring him luck.
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O. HenryTwo working New Yorkers spend a week pretending to be wealthy guests at a Broadway hotel and find an unexpected kindred spirit.
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O. HenryEvery Thanksgiving, a wealthy old man takes a homeless stranger to dinner, preserving a private tradition neither can bear to break.
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O. HenryA chance meeting in a city park lets two strangers imagine love beyond the boundaries of wealth and social rank.
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O. HenryA lonely baker imagines that a quiet customer is a struggling artist and finds a tender way to help him.
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P. G. WodehouseAunt Agatha summons Bertie to a French resort and promotes a marriage he does not want, while Jeeves questions his holiday wardrobe.
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P. G. WodehouseWhen Bertie says he wants a house full of children, a stop at a girls’ school puts the idea to a test.
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P. G. WodehouseBingo's latest romance sends Bertie to his skeptical uncle, where an old impersonation threatens the marriage.
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P. G. WodehouseRosie plans to publish a private account of her marriage, and Bingo recruits Bertie to keep it out of print.
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P. G. WodehouseBingo falls for a revolutionary's daughter and joins her father's cause, even as he bets on a horse owned by his wealthy uncle.
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P. G. WodehouseBertie travels to New York to rescue his cousin from a vaudeville romance, only to find Gussie aiming for a spot onstage himself.
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P. G. WodehouseBertie's attempt to mend Freddie's broken engagement leaves him responsible for a stranger's child at the seaside.
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P. G. WodehouseOn his first week in Bertie's service, Jeeves faces a stolen manuscript, a demanding fiancée, and a check suit he cannot approve.
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P. G. WodehouseAunt Agatha asks Bertie to look after an English visitor in New York, then warns him to keep the young man away from the stage.
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P. G. WodehouseTo keep his allowance, Bicky must convince his miserly duke of an uncle that he's prospering in New York. Jeeves has an idea.
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P. G. WodehouseAunt Agatha wants Bertie to impress a Cabinet minister just as her son decides to punish the man for catching him smoking.
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P. G. WodehouseBertie agrees to house a sheltered young lord in New York, then discovers that the guest has plans his mother never imagined.
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P. G. WodehouseAt a Christmas house party, Bertie pursues Roberta, plots revenge on Tuppy, and tries to stay in Sir Roderick’s good graces.
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P. G. WodehouseWhen Bingo falls for a waitress, Jeeves proposes a reading list to persuade his wealthy uncle that class should not stand in love's way.
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P. G. WodehouseAn artist needs his wealthy uncle's approval to marry, so Bertie brings in Jeeves to find a way past the man's stubbornness.
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P. G. WodehouseDetermined to solve a problem without Jeeves, Bertie devises a plan to help Bingo win Honoria Glossop—and avoid her himself.
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