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

The Onomatopoeia Theatre Company and Rina Tee Productions present an anthology of holiday themed short stories exploring love and sacrifice from New York author O’Henry. Included are “The Cop and the Anthem”, “The Last Leaf”, and O’Henry’s beloved classic “The Gift of the Magi”. The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Study Guide. Buy Study Guide. “The Gift of the Magi” remains one of the most influential short stories of author O. Henry ’s career—and the history of American literature altogether. First published in in the New York Sunday World, the quintessential Christmas tale explores the power of generosity, self-sacrifice, and www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 2 mins. 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/

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'. T h e G i f t o f t h e M a g i p The Gift of the Magi O. NE DOLLAR AND EIGHTY-SEVEN CENTS. That was all. She had put it aside, one cent and then another and then. another, in her careful buying of meat and other food. Della counted it three times. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be. Christmas. The Gift Of The Magi. 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 parsimony that such close dealing implied.

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. The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Study Guide. Buy Study Guide. “The Gift of the Magi” remains one of the most influential short stories of author O. Henry ’s career—and the history of American literature altogether. First published in in the New York Sunday World, the quintessential Christmas tale explores the power of generosity, self-sacrifice, and gift-giving. "The Gift of the Magi" is a short story, written by O. Henry 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.