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    After Twenty Years
    After Twenty Years
    After Twenty Years
    Audiobook8 minutes

    After Twenty Years

    Written by O. Henry

    Narrated by Cathy Dobson

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    About this audiobook

    O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), an American writer of outstanding short stories known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings.

    In this story two old friends had promised to meet up exactly 20 years to the day since their last meeting in New York. One of the friends has travelled a thousand miles to be there...and is now waiting for his childhood companion. Will he turn up?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Door Consulting
    Release dateAug 8, 2017
    ISBN9781509448654
    After Twenty Years
    Author

    O. Henry

    O. Henry (1862–1910) was the pseudonym of American author William Sidney Porter. Arrested for embezzlement in 1895, he escaped the police and fled to Honduras, where he wrote Cabbages and Kings (1904). On his return to the United States, he was caught, and served three years before being released. He became one of the most popular short story authors in history, known for his wit, surprise endings, and relatable, everyman characters.

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    • 1/5
      Unpleasant narration and boring story. What a waste of ten minutes.
    • 1/5
      what is wrong with the narrator? what is this accent/style? why is she drawling, its distracting from the story because the narration is horrendous.
    • 5/5
      A great short story. I’m looking for more. I love the short little stories.