Vol. 3June 2026
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After Twenty Years

O. Henry · English

After Twenty Years is a short story by O. Henry from The Four Million (1906). On a chilly New York night, a policeman on the beat encounters a man…

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Pagera Editor's Note

After Twenty Years is a short story by O. Henry from The Four Million (1906). On a chilly New York night, a policeman on the beat encounters a man waiting in a darkened doorway for a friend he has not seen for twenty years. A quietly devastating O. Henry twist about loyalty, time, and duty. Public domain. Available free on Pagera.

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O. Henry

O. Henry (윌리엄 시드니 포터, 1862–1910)는 미국 단편소설 작가로, 뉴욕 시민의 일상과 반전 결말로 유명하다. 대표작으로 「크리스마스 선물(The Gift of the Magi)」 「경관과 찬송가(The Cop and the Anthem)」 등이 있다.

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