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The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry

The Gift of the Magi

O. Henry

Start Publishing LLC · Paperback · January 28, 2013

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Who it’s for
A spare holiday tale where tight finances make a secret gift feel like a serious undertaking.
Genres
Short Stories (Single Author), Holiday Romance, The Classics
Published
Start Publishing LLC, January 28, 2013

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About this book

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.

Small Gifts, Big Feelings

A spare holiday tale where tight finances make a secret gift feel like a serious undertaking.

Come here for

  • A Christmas story about love, money, and the meaning of giving

Expect

  • Sentiment with a moral turn on gift-giving

Where it sits

Short Stories (Single Author)68%
The Classics65%
Holiday Romance44%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Holiday Romance
Authors
O. Henry
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
January 28, 2013
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Holiday Romance