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"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
Sixteen captivating stories by one of America's most popular storytellers. Included are such classics as "The Gift of the Magi," "The Last Leaf," and "The Ransom of Red Chief."
This new edition Henry's stories collects the Christmas favorite "The Gift of the Magi" along with other of his unforgettable and timeless short stories.
A collection of 15 classic short stories by O. Henry, including The Gift of the Magi, The Roads We Take, A Retrieved Reformation, Madame Bo-Peep of the Ranches, Calloway's Code, The Marry Month of May, Sociology in Serge and Straw, The ...
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A Retrieved Reformation tells the tale of safecracker Jimmy Valentine, recently freed from prison.
The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories
Hardy s Wessex is further examined in an essay by Michael Millgate, by maps of Casterbridge and Wessex, and by a key to local place names. Christine Winfield discusses the novel s manuscript and its complicated history.
A collection of ten short stories reflecting various aspects of American life at the turn of the nineteenth century.
The story was initially published in The New York Sunday World under the title "Gifts of the Magi" on December 10, 1905. It was first published in book form in the O. Henry Anthology The Four Million in April 1906.