the last Leaf

by O Henry

Hope Clings to the Last Leaf... In the shadowed alleys of Greenwich Village, where starving artists chase dreams and endure heartache, two young women—Sue and Johnsy—share more than just a cramped apartment. When a cruel winter and a harsher illness steal Johnsy’s will to live, she fixates on the ivy vine outside her window. “When the last leaf falls,” she whispers, “I shall go too.

Published
Jan. 1, 1907
Genre
Classic, Fiction
Language
en
Total pages
5