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The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million

O. Henry · 1907

A 1907 short story collection by O. Henry, set among working-class New Yorkers. The title story follows two young women, a shop clerk and a laundry worker, who come to the city to earn their living and pursue very different ambitions.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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