Show Notes
A reading of O. Henry’s “The Last Leaf,” produced by StorieVerse with expressive narration and sparse original sound effects.
In Greenwich Village, two young artists face illness, fear and the stubborn hope held in a single ivy leaf. O. Henry’s story follows friendship, sacrifice and the quiet power of art.
Content note: illness, death and grief.
Story: O. Henry. Source text: The Trimmed Lamp, Project Gutenberg ebook 3707.
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3707/3707-h/3707-h.htm
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