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The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry

網頁O. Henry (1862 - 1910) was an American short story author whose real name was William Sydney Porter. ... It's bout a young married couple, short on money, who wish to buy each other Christmas gifts. That problem -- their lack of funds -- finds a famously ... 網頁New Yorkers, Short Stories by O. Henry The Christmas Presents One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. Every day, when she went to the shops, she spent very little … hornbach tempex

The History of O. Henry’s ‘The Gift of the Magi’

網頁The first story published as O. Henry was “Whistling Dick’s Christmas Stocking.” Appearing in McClure’s magazine in December 1899, it tells the tale of a “professional tramp,” a fateful gift... 網頁It was subsequently published as The Gift of the Magi in O. Henry's 1906 short story collection The Four Million. We created The Gift of the Magi Study Guide for this story to benefit teachers and students. The Wisest … 網頁“The Christmas Presents” is a short story. The story’s author is William Sydney Porter. He changed his name because he went to prison and wanted a new name for his stories. He lived in New York from 1901 to 1910 when he died. He wrote more than 600 stories and made a lot of money. However, he died poor. hornbach teleskop astschere