Title | : | The Gift of the Magi |
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Author | : | O. Henry |
Release | : | 2012-06-19 |
Kind | : | ebook |
Genre | : | Fiction & Literature, Books |
Size | : | 10307 |
"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story, written by O. Henry (a pen name for William Sydney Porter), 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 at Christmas time. The plot and its "twist ending" are well-known, and the ending is generally considered an example of cosmic irony. It was allegedly written at Pete's Tavern[2][3] on Irving Place in New York City. |