The Gift Of The Magi

Download or read book The Gift of the Magi written by O. Henry and published by Amila Jay. This book was released on 2021-12-22 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular for adaptation, especially for presentation at Christmas time.

Download or read book The Gift of the Magi (Illustrated) written by O. Henry and published by Amz Jay. This book was released on 2022-04-27 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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. The main idea of "The Gift of the Magi" is that the value of a gift is in the giver, rather than the gift itself. Jim and Della, out of their love for each other, purchased a gift that required them to sacrifice something that was precious to them.

Download or read book O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi written by Peter Ekstrom and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1984 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.

Download or read book The Gift of the Magi written by O. Henry and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. O. Henry is one of the most popular American writers of the twentieth century and a true master of the short story. This selection of tales ranges from Christmas in New York to the cattle-lands of Texas, taking in con men, clerks, shop assistants, tramps and tricksters. They all highlight O. Henry's comic eye, his gift for evoking speech and setting, and his unique approach to life's quirks of fate. 'His stories are perfectly executed mini-classics' Washington Post

Download or read book The Magi’s Gift of Gold written by Charles A. Sennewald and published by LifeRich Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Sennewald’s first book was a fictional novel about foreign cars, namely a Volkswagen. He was offered a story line buyout because a producer wanted the story for a motion picture. Sennewald declined the generous offer. For years friends, family, and colleagues have talked about the story with its totally surprising ending and have complained about his failure to write more fictional works. The real demand for his work has been in writing textbooks on management, consulting, shoplifting, and criminal investigations. To satisfy the complainants, he’s been writing short stories that are fun to read and invariably have surprising and/or unexpected endings. This book is a collection of those great stories between two covers. If the reader likes to or tries to outguess the stories’ endings, he or she will enjoy every page of this book. They will agree that this collection is an interesting journey indeed.

Download or read book The Gift of the Magi written by Joel Priddy and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, originally published in 1906, has become one of the best known and most beloved of Chistmas tales. An exuberant couple urged on by their love, make great sacrifices in order to purchase the perfect Christmas gift for the other. The husband sells his gold watch in order to buy expensive combs for his wife's luxurious locks. While the wife sells her hair to the wigmaker in order to buy a chain suitable for her husband's handsome timepiece. When all is revealed on Christmas Eve, the sweet irony of their dual generosity leaves them, whether they know it or not, as the wisest of gift givers: "But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi." The artist Joel Priddy employs the same twists of reciprocity in his own work and is well suited to adapting and updating this classic for a modern audience.

Download or read book The Gift of the Magi / Дары волхвов written by О. Генри and published by Litres. This book was released on 2024-03-14 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: О. Генри (Уильям Сидни Портер) – американский писатель начала двадцатого века. Славу ему принесли рассказы, неизменной деталью которых был элемент неожиданности: невообразимый сюжетный поворот, невероятная развязка, сказочное стечение обстоятельств. О. Генри находил свои истории на улицах и в барах, в разговорах с рабочими, бродягами, клерками – он с готовностью слушал каждого, кто встречался на пути. Рассказы О. Генри полюбились читателям не только заключенной в них магией, но и вниманием автора к самым маленьким людям, а также теплом и сочувствием, с которыми он о них писал.В сборник вошли двенадцать самых известных рассказов О. Генри: «Дары волхвов», «На чердаке», «Мамона и Амур», «Зеленая дверь», «Двадцать лет спустя», «Коварство Харгрэвса», «Сыщики», «Воспоминания желтого пса», «Совесть в художестве», «Последний лист», «Когда любишь...» и «Дебют Мэгги».Рассказы публикуются на английском языке без сокращений и адаптации.