Audio only
The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million
By O. Henry
Length6h 20m
About this audiobook
The gaslit streets of the metropolis provide the stage for these evocative stories of longing and social class. Through the lens of the "trimmed lamp," the narrative illuminates the struggles of those striving for a better life amidst the pressures of the city. Each tale is a masterpiece of brevity, capturing a world of emotion in just a few pages. Witness the quiet tragedies and small triumphs that define the heartbeat of the urban experience.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length6 hrs 20 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE TRIMMED LAMP
14THE FOREIGN POLICY OF COMPANY 99
2A MADISON SQUARE ARABIAN NIGHT
15THE LOST BLEND
3THE RUBAIYAT OF A SCOTCH HIGHBALL
16A HARLEM TRAGEDY
4THE PENDULUM
17“THE GUILTY PARTY”
5TWO THANKSGIVING DAY GENTLEMEN
18ACCORDING TO THEIR LIGHTS
Show all chaptersShow less
6THE ASSESSOR OF SUCCESS
19A MIDSUMMER KNIGHT’S DREAM
7THE BUYER FROM CACTUS CITY
20THE LAST LEAF
8THE BADGE OF POLICEMAN O’ROON
21THE COUNT AND THE WEDDING GUEST
9BRICKDUST ROW
22THE COUNTRY OF ELUSION
10THE MAKING OF A NEW YORKER
23THE FERRY OF UNFULFILMENT
11VANITY AND SOME SABLES
24THE TALE OF A TAINTED TENNER
12THE SOCIAL TRIANGLE
25ELSIE IN NEW YORK
13THE PURPLE DRESS
26IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
More from O. Henry
The Four Million (Annotated)O. Henry5h 48m$1.20 · $0.00
Roads of DestinyO. Henry9h 30m3.8 (266)$2.30 · $0.00
The Gentle GrafterO. Henry4h 32m3.9 (552)$2.30 · $0.00
Sixes and SevensO. Henry7h$2.30 · $0.00
Cabbages and KingsO. Henry7h 3m3.8 (5.6K)$2.30 · $0.00
Rolling StonesO. Henry7h 43m$2.30 · $0.00
O. Henryana: Seven Odds and Ends, Poetry and Short StoriesO. Henry1h 16m$2.30 · $0.00
WhirligigsO. Henry8h 33m3.7 (161)$2.30 · $0.00
The Four MillionO. Henry5h 48m4.1 (1.3K)$2.30 · $0.00
OptionsO. Henry6h 34m$2.30 · $0.00
The Gift of the MagiO. Henry15m4.3 (131.4K)$2.30 · $0.00
WhistlerAnn Patchett10h 45m4.6 (4.6K)$29 · $0.00
Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver21h 3m4.5 (949.4K)$46 · $0.00
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee12h 18m4.5 (7.4M)$29 · $0.00
Remarkably Bright CreaturesShelby Van Pelt11h 17m4.4 (1.7M)$29 · $0.00
Desperate MeasuresBrenda Jackson8h 59m4.7 (670)$28 · $0.00
This Side of Paradise - The Original 1920 Edition (Annotated)F. Scott Fitzgerald11h 30m4.6 (1.6K)$2 · $0.00
War LordBernard Cornwell13h 21m4.6 (33.1K)$33 · $0.00
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m4.6 (9.3K)$15 · $0.00
Something Like LoveBeverly Jenkins10h 21m4.6 (2.7K)$29 · $0.00
Black History CollectionFrederick Douglass, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois27h 9m4.6 (2.6K)$15 · $0.00
The Old Man and the Sea (Annotated)Ernest Hemingway4h 27m4.6 (1.4K)$2 · $0.00
White HotIlona Andrews13h 18m4.5 (136.9K)$5 · $0.00
The Ghost by the Billabong (The Matilda Saga, #5)Jackie French14h 58m4.6 (773)$33 · $0.00
Cast in BloodMichelle Sagara16h 35m4.6 (607)$33 · $0.00
The Captain Blood Trilogy (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini29h 20m4.6 (1K)$3 · $0.00
Ship of the Line (Annotated)Cecil Louis Troughton Smith11h 13m4.6 (1K)$2 · $0.00
The George Orwell CollectionGeorge Orwell24h 46m4.5 (14.4K)$10 · $0.00
ShivajiRanjit Desai25h 13m4.6 (3.1K)$24 · $0.00
Time RegainedMarcel Proust15h 38m4.5 (9.2K)$2 · $0.00
Driving ForceElle James4h 58m4.6 (407)$20 · $0.00
You may also like
RejectionTony Tulathimutte8h 2m3.7 (42.7K)$26 · $0.00
This Side of ParadiseF. Scott Fitzgerald9h 42m3.8 (75.6K)$2.30 · $0.00
Pain, Parties, WorkElizabeth Winder5h 29m3.8 (3.6K)$24 · $0.00
The Shadow-LineJoseph Conrad3h 51m3.8 (7.4K)$12 · $0.00
Loss and Gain (Psychological Novel)John Henry Newman13h 27m4.1 (314)$1.99 · $0.00
The Collected Works of F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald52h 11m4.5 (2.3K)$2 · $0.00
The Magic Mountain (Annotated)Thomas Mann38h 8m4.3 (46.9K)$1.99 · $0.00
This Side of Paradise - The Original 1920 Edition (Annotated)F. Scott Fitzgerald11h 30m4.6 (1.6K)$2 · $0.00
Kant in 90 MinutesPaul Strathern1h 23m3.6 (2K)$7
Martin EdenJack London15h 4m4.2 (62.2K)$2.40
Success Is the Only OptionJohn Calipari, Michael Sokolove7h 31m4.2 (365)$26 · $0.00
Adulting 101 Book 1Josh Burnette, Pete Hardesty6h 2m4.2 (1.6K)$10 · $0.00
The Lesson of the MasterHenry James2h 53m3.6 (1.6K)$2.30 · $0.00
Ball of Fat (Boule De Suif)Guy de Maupassant3h 13m3.9 (14.5K)$1.99 · $0.00
Guys Read: The DistanceJacqueline Woodson25m3.7 (28)$7 · $0.00
Roderick Hudson (Annotated)Henry James16h 23m$2 · $0.00
Harry Grows Up: The Early Years of Lee Kuan YewPatrick Yee16m4.1 (21)$6 · $0.00
The Emily Emmins PapersCarolyn Wells4h 11m$2 · $0.00
Are People Slowing You Down?Steve Pavlina14m4.0 (11)$4 · $0.00
New at the GrottoEmery C. Walters25m$1 · $0.00