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- Author: O.Henry
- Genre: Short Story, Christmas Story
- Publication Date: 1906
- Publisher: Candlewick (Illustrated edition)
- Pages: 40 (Candlewick illustrated edition)
- ISBN 0763635308 (Candlewick illustrated edition)
- Adaptations: Raincoat (2004 film), The Gift of the Magi (1998 Squirrel Nut Zippers song), many others
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Plot Synopsis
The Gift of the Magi tells the story of a poor but loving husband and wife who each sell an item of personal value in order to purchase a Christmas gift for the other. Author O. Henry's "trademark" is to include a twist ending, and in this case, the irony is that each person buys a gift that was meant to compliment the item the other sold. The married couple recognize that the love they have for each other -- and their willingness to sacrifice for the other -- is more important than any tangible gift.
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The Gift of the Magi Questions
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Your aunt gives you a very generous Christmas gift: $2,000 in an envelope. You think it's way too much to give. Do you take it or decline .. 7 AnswersI'd take it! It's certainly overly lavish, but the woman must have her reasons for wanting you to have it. So enjoy it! I look at it this way: There are very fe... read more -
Apple Gift Cards 1 AnswerYes from Apple Online Store: http://store.apple.com Read more here: http://www.apple.com/go/giftcards/faqs.html read more -
where is gulf coast gift baskets located 1 AnswerThis is there website http://gulfcoastgiftbaskets.com/store/index.html It says that they are located at: 225 Miami Ave West Suite 5 Venice Island FL 34285 Ho... read more
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The Gift of the Magi Author Information
- Mahalo's Guide to O. Henry
- Wikipedia: O.Henry
- Books and Writers: O. Henry Biography
- The Literature Network: O. Henry Profile and Forum
- Aberstwyth University: O. Henry Biography
- Lone Star Junction: William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) Biography
The Gift of the Magi Adaptations
- The majority of links in the following timeline are to IMDb, which has Pop-ups.
- 1917: The Gift of the Magi
- 1978: The Gift of the Magi
- 1980: The Gift of the Magi
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This week's free audio short story at Sniplits is the holiday classic, "The Gift of the Magi" by O.Henry: http://www.sniplits.com
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Sat Dec 12 DanceMotion Presents The Gift of the Magi @ Orpheum Theatre Phoenix http://tinyurl.com/yg3mxsm
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Sat Dec 12 DanceMotion Presents The Gift of the Magi @ Orpheum Theatre Phoenix http://tinyurl.com/yg3mxsm
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O.Henry's "Gift of the Magi" by LuMaxx Productions - LuMaxx Productions is bringing O. Henry's "The Gift of the Mag... http://ow.ly/164jm8
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@strawfoot Uh oh. I see some Gift of the Magi potential here.
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