Ebook {Epub PDF} The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories by O. Henry

The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories. by. O. Henry. · Rating details · 5, ratings · reviews. Here are sixteen of the best stories by one of America's most popular storytellers. For nearly a century, the work of O. Henry has delighted readers with its humor, irony and colorful, real-life settings/5. The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry. This story was originally published on in The New York Sunday World as "Gifts of the Magi." It was subsequently published as The Gift of the Magi in O. Henry's short story collection The Four Million. We created The Gift of the Magi Study Guide for this story to benefit teachers and students/ Henry is so acknowledged as a great short story writer that his pen name is associated with a prestigious American award given to short stories of exceptional merit. Included in this collection of "The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories" is the title story which describes the struggles of a poor young married couple as they strive to secretly buy each other Christmas gifts/5().

O. Henry's trademark is his witty, plot-twisting endings, and his warm characterization of the awkward and difficult situations and the creative ways people find to resolve them. His most famous short story, The Gift of the Magi, epitomizes his style. It's bout a young married couple, short on money, who wish to buy each other Christmas gifts. New/No Jacket. New paperback book copy of The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories by O. Henry. Dover Thrift Edition. Dover original selection () of stories republished from standard texts. Note. 96 pages. /16 x /4 inches, 21 cm. Current list price Short Story: "The Gift of the Magi" Author: O. Henry (William Sidney Porter), First published: The original story is in the public domain in the United States and in most, if not all, other countries as well. Readers outside the United States should check their own countries'.

"The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories" brings together 16 pieces by O. Henry. The stories in this collection are taken from 8 of O. Henry's books; the original volumes have publication dates ranging from to The magi, as you know, were wise men—wonderfully wise men— who brought gifts to the newborn Christ-child. They were the first to. give Christmas gifts. Being wise, their gifts were doubtless wise ones. And here I have told you the story of two children who were not wise. Each sold the most valuable thing he owned in order to buy a gift for. As O. Henry, Porter is one of America's best known writers, and his stories, such as "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Ransom of Red Chief", are still taught in schools. In , the O. Henry Awards.