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Country
  
United States

Originally published
  
1907

Original title
  
"huggard leaf"

Original language
  
English

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Publication date
  
1907

Author
  
O. Henry

Genre
  
Short story

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Published in
  
The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories

Adaptations
  
O. Henry's Full House (1952), O'Henry's The Last Leaf (2004)

Similar
  
The Gift of the Magi, The Ransom of Red Chief, The Cop and the Anthem, After Twenty Years, A Retrieved Reformation

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"The Last Leaf" is a short story by O. Henry published in 1907 in his collection The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories. Set in Greenwich Village, it depicts characters and themes typical of O. Henry's works.

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Adaptations

"The Last Leaf" has been adapted frequently on film and stage. Notable film adaptations include

  • The 1917 two-reel silent film The Last Leaf, one of a series of O. Henry works produced by Broadway Star Features.
  • In 1952 it was one of five stories adapted for O. Henry's Full House. In this adaptation, the protagonist's nickname is Jo, and Susan (Sue) is portrayed as a sister, not a friend.
  • In 1983 a second screen adaptation was done as a 24-minute film produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This adaptation is the same as the 1952 film version from O. Henry's Full House.
  • The 2013 Hindi film Lootera is based on "The Last Leaf".

    • References

    The Last Leaf Wikipedia
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