Ebook {Epub PDF} The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry

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/ I read The Gift of the Magi as a child, then adolescent, and adult. During three years while I lived in NYC, I went into Pete's Tavern and sat in the booth where O. Henry (William S Porter) wrote the short story, and just relaxed while my imagination ran wild/5(K). 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 forFile Size: 84KB.

Gift of the Magi. Author: O. Henry (William Sidney Porter), First published: One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation of. O. Henry, also known as William Sydney Porter, published The Gift of the Magi in the year The short story has become well known, and is read in umpteen high school English classes across the. Howard is an avid short story reader who likes to help others find and understand stories. O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" might be the most famous short story of all time. It's certainly the most famous of O. Henry's, standing out among many stories with surprise endings, like "The Last Leaf" and "After Twenty Years". Its not-to-be-missed ending has made it a favorite of many readers.

O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" might be the most famous short story of all time. It's certainly the most famous of O. Henry's, standing out among many stories with surprise endings, like "The Last Leaf" and "After Twenty Years". Its not-to-be-missed ending has made it a favorite of many readers. "The Gift of the Magi" is a short story, about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been a popular one for adaptation, especially for presentation during the Christmas season. 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.