The Gift of the Magi
- Gifts of the Magi
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- Gift of the Magi, The
- Type
- Short Story
- Language
- English
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"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by O. Henry (pen name of William Sydney Porter) 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. The plot and its twist ending are well known; the ending is generally considered an example of cosmic irony. The story was allegedly written at Pete's Tavern on Irving Place in New York City.
The story was initially published in The New York Sunday World under the title "Gifts of the Magi" on December 10, 1905. It was first published in book form in the O. Henry collection The Four Million in April 1906.
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First published in "The New York Sunday World" under the title "Gifts of the Magi" on December 10, 1905.Last modified: 2023-05-31 (revision #141615)
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- The Gift of the Magi has translation Das Weihnachtsgeschenk(O. Henry short story)
- The Gift of the Magi was written by O. Henry(US short story writer)
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- 2025-02-16