President Miraflores of Anchuria has fled to the coast town of Coralio with a valise holding one hundred thousand dollars of government money, and the money is never recovered. Around that mystery O. Henry weaves the stories of American consuls, fugitives, con men, revolutionaries and lovers drifting through a sleepy, volatile tropical port.
O. Henry’s only novel-length work, drawn from his own time in Honduras, is full of his trademark twists. Download the free EPUB.