Four Million

The Four Million O. Henry - Written in 1906 when roughly four million people lived in New York City, it opens with a reference to Ward McAllister's &quote;assertion that there were only &quote;400&quote; people in New York City who were really worth noticing. To O. Henry,however, everyone in New York counted. He had an obvious affection for the city, which he called &quote;Bagdad-on-the-Subway&quote;.