One work by this author sees the old man Behrman die of pneumonia after painting a leaf onto an ivy vine.
One work by this author sees the old man Behrman die of pneumonia after painting a leaf onto an ivy vine. This author of "The Last Leaf" and the collection The Four Million wrote a story in which Della Young buys a watch fob for her husband after selling her (*) hair to a wigmaker; her husband Jim had simultaneously sold his watch to buy her beautiful combs. Born William Sydney Porter, name this American author known for short stories, such as "The Ransom of Red Chief" and "The Gift of the Magi," that have surprising twist endings.
One work by this author sees the old man Behrman die of pneumonia after painting a leaf onto an ivy vine.
{O. Henry} [or William Sydney {Porter} before mentioned]