The Gift of the Magi - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Gift of the Magi write by O. Henry. This book was released on 2021-12-22. The Gift of the Magi available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "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.
The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories
The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories write by O. Henry. This book was released on 2012-02-29. The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Sixteen captivating stories by one of America's most popular storytellers. Included are such classics as "The Gift of the Magi," "The Last Leaf," and "The Ransom of Red Chief."
The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories
The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories write by O. Henry. This book was released on 2008. The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Reading level: 1 [green].
The Gift of the Magi (Adapted)
The Gift of the Magi (Adapted) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Gift of the Magi (Adapted) write by Dorothy Zemach. This book was released on . The Gift of the Magi (Adapted) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is O. Henry’s classic American short story about a young husband and wife who are very much in love, but who have no money. Christmas is coming, and each wants to buy a special gift. And so each comes up with a secret plan… what could possibly go wrong? This adaptation is suitable for readers at the high intermediate level (CEFR B2), and includes discussion questions and a vocabulary section. In addition, the original, unchanged story is included at the back of the book for those learners who want an extra challenge.
The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Gift of the Magi write by O. Henry. This book was released on 2017-01-17. The Gift of the Magi available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Gift of the Magi And Other Short Stories O. Henry a.k.a William Sydney Porter "The Gift of the Magi" is a short story, written by O. Henry (a pen name for William Sydney Porter), 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 at Christmas time. The plot and its "twist ending" are well-known, and the ending is generally considered an example of comic irony. It 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 Anthology The Four Million in April 1906. Mr. James Dillingham Young ("Jim") and his wife, Della, are a couple living in a modest apartment. They have only two possessions between them in which they take pride: Della's beautiful long, flowing hair, almost touching to her knees, and Jim's shiny gold watch, which had belonged to his father and grandfather. On Christmas Eve, with only $1.87 in hand, and desperate to find a gift for Jim, Della sells her hair for $20 to a nearby hairdresser named Madame Sofronie, and eventually finds a platinum pocket watch fob chain for Jim's watch for $21. Satisfied with the perfect gift for Jim, Della runs home and begins to prepare pork chops for dinner.
