Gift of the Magi
O. Henry was a prolific American short-story writer—a master of surprise endings—who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. In "The Gift of the Magi," one of his best-known works, a young couple at Christmas time who, despite having little money, buy secret gifts for each other. A moral lesson on the importance of love and sacrifice, "The Gift of the Magi" has been adapted to fi...
O. Henry was a prolific American short-story writer—a master of surprise endings—who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. In "The Gift of the Magi," one of his best-known works, a young couple at Christmas time who, despite having little money, buy secret gifts for each other. A moral lesson on the importance of love and sacrifice, "The Gift of the Magi" has been adapted to fi...
