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O. Henry was a 19th-century American writer. William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it
  • Alone — Solitude, independence, and the experience of being alone

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