A short story on two brothers meeting one a criminal one policeman [on hold]
I read this around 15 years ago in English as a Second Language class in a summer class I was attending in Poughkeepsie.
We were reading short stories from a book (a collection of short stories by different authors) and I unfortunately can recall only this particular one as it had struck me with its surprise ending, and I very much want to read it again.
It was about 2 brothers getting separated (I do not remember by what means) and in the end they face each other one of them being as the police catching the other one being the criminal, and he (the policeman) had to make the decision whether to let him go or arrest him.
I know it is not much but this is all I can remember. I think it was a story from late 1800s or 1900s.
story-identification
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put on hold as off-topic by Valorum, FuzzyBoots, TheLethalCarrot, Jenayah, Edlothiad 3 hours ago
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I read this around 15 years ago in English as a Second Language class in a summer class I was attending in Poughkeepsie.
We were reading short stories from a book (a collection of short stories by different authors) and I unfortunately can recall only this particular one as it had struck me with its surprise ending, and I very much want to read it again.
It was about 2 brothers getting separated (I do not remember by what means) and in the end they face each other one of them being as the police catching the other one being the criminal, and he (the policeman) had to make the decision whether to let him go or arrest him.
I know it is not much but this is all I can remember. I think it was a story from late 1800s or 1900s.
story-identification
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put on hold as off-topic by Valorum, FuzzyBoots, TheLethalCarrot, Jenayah, Edlothiad 3 hours ago
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This question does not appear to be about science fiction or fantasy within the scope defined in the help center." – Valorum, FuzzyBoots, TheLethalCarrot, Jenayah, Edlothiad
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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Was there anything science fictional or fantastical about this?
– TheLethalCarrot
4 hours ago
Hi there! As TLC implied, if there's no science-fiction or fantasy in that, this will be off-topic here. However, Literature does take non-SFF story-identification; you might want to ask it there. Cheers :)
– Jenayah
4 hours ago
And I actually know the answer to this one, so let me know when you migrate it. :)
– FuzzyBoots
4 hours ago
@FuzzyBoots Will do, currently I am seeing:You can only post once every 40 minutes.Maybe a mod will migrate it though.
– Koray Tugay
3 hours ago
@TheLethalCarrot Sorry, my mistake. I will delete it once I add it to literature.stack
– Koray Tugay
3 hours ago
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I read this around 15 years ago in English as a Second Language class in a summer class I was attending in Poughkeepsie.
We were reading short stories from a book (a collection of short stories by different authors) and I unfortunately can recall only this particular one as it had struck me with its surprise ending, and I very much want to read it again.
It was about 2 brothers getting separated (I do not remember by what means) and in the end they face each other one of them being as the police catching the other one being the criminal, and he (the policeman) had to make the decision whether to let him go or arrest him.
I know it is not much but this is all I can remember. I think it was a story from late 1800s or 1900s.
story-identification
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Koray Tugay is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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I read this around 15 years ago in English as a Second Language class in a summer class I was attending in Poughkeepsie.
We were reading short stories from a book (a collection of short stories by different authors) and I unfortunately can recall only this particular one as it had struck me with its surprise ending, and I very much want to read it again.
It was about 2 brothers getting separated (I do not remember by what means) and in the end they face each other one of them being as the police catching the other one being the criminal, and he (the policeman) had to make the decision whether to let him go or arrest him.
I know it is not much but this is all I can remember. I think it was a story from late 1800s or 1900s.
story-identification
story-identification
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put on hold as off-topic by Valorum, FuzzyBoots, TheLethalCarrot, Jenayah, Edlothiad 3 hours ago
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This question does not appear to be about science fiction or fantasy within the scope defined in the help center." – Valorum, FuzzyBoots, TheLethalCarrot, Jenayah, Edlothiad
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
put on hold as off-topic by Valorum, FuzzyBoots, TheLethalCarrot, Jenayah, Edlothiad 3 hours ago
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "This question does not appear to be about science fiction or fantasy within the scope defined in the help center." – Valorum, FuzzyBoots, TheLethalCarrot, Jenayah, Edlothiad
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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Was there anything science fictional or fantastical about this?
– TheLethalCarrot
4 hours ago
Hi there! As TLC implied, if there's no science-fiction or fantasy in that, this will be off-topic here. However, Literature does take non-SFF story-identification; you might want to ask it there. Cheers :)
– Jenayah
4 hours ago
And I actually know the answer to this one, so let me know when you migrate it. :)
– FuzzyBoots
4 hours ago
@FuzzyBoots Will do, currently I am seeing:You can only post once every 40 minutes.Maybe a mod will migrate it though.
– Koray Tugay
3 hours ago
@TheLethalCarrot Sorry, my mistake. I will delete it once I add it to literature.stack
– Koray Tugay
3 hours ago
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Was there anything science fictional or fantastical about this?
– TheLethalCarrot
4 hours ago
Hi there! As TLC implied, if there's no science-fiction or fantasy in that, this will be off-topic here. However, Literature does take non-SFF story-identification; you might want to ask it there. Cheers :)
– Jenayah
4 hours ago
And I actually know the answer to this one, so let me know when you migrate it. :)
– FuzzyBoots
4 hours ago
@FuzzyBoots Will do, currently I am seeing:You can only post once every 40 minutes.Maybe a mod will migrate it though.
– Koray Tugay
3 hours ago
@TheLethalCarrot Sorry, my mistake. I will delete it once I add it to literature.stack
– Koray Tugay
3 hours ago
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Was there anything science fictional or fantastical about this?
– TheLethalCarrot
4 hours ago
Was there anything science fictional or fantastical about this?
– TheLethalCarrot
4 hours ago
Hi there! As TLC implied, if there's no science-fiction or fantasy in that, this will be off-topic here. However, Literature does take non-SFF story-identification; you might want to ask it there. Cheers :)
– Jenayah
4 hours ago
Hi there! As TLC implied, if there's no science-fiction or fantasy in that, this will be off-topic here. However, Literature does take non-SFF story-identification; you might want to ask it there. Cheers :)
– Jenayah
4 hours ago
And I actually know the answer to this one, so let me know when you migrate it. :)
– FuzzyBoots
4 hours ago
And I actually know the answer to this one, so let me know when you migrate it. :)
– FuzzyBoots
4 hours ago
@FuzzyBoots Will do, currently I am seeing:
You can only post once every 40 minutes. Maybe a mod will migrate it though.– Koray Tugay
3 hours ago
@FuzzyBoots Will do, currently I am seeing:
You can only post once every 40 minutes. Maybe a mod will migrate it though.– Koray Tugay
3 hours ago
@TheLethalCarrot Sorry, my mistake. I will delete it once I add it to literature.stack
– Koray Tugay
3 hours ago
@TheLethalCarrot Sorry, my mistake. I will delete it once I add it to literature.stack
– Koray Tugay
3 hours ago
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Was there anything science fictional or fantastical about this?
– TheLethalCarrot
4 hours ago
Hi there! As TLC implied, if there's no science-fiction or fantasy in that, this will be off-topic here. However, Literature does take non-SFF story-identification; you might want to ask it there. Cheers :)
– Jenayah
4 hours ago
And I actually know the answer to this one, so let me know when you migrate it. :)
– FuzzyBoots
4 hours ago
@FuzzyBoots Will do, currently I am seeing:
You can only post once every 40 minutes.Maybe a mod will migrate it though.– Koray Tugay
3 hours ago
@TheLethalCarrot Sorry, my mistake. I will delete it once I add it to literature.stack
– Koray Tugay
3 hours ago