Author : | O. Henry |
Illustrator : | Danowski, Sonja |
Size : | 8,7” x 12,75 |
Pages : | 32 |
Additional specs : | Colour throughout, laminated hardcover. |
Price : | US $17.99 / CA $19.00 |
ISBN : | 978-988-8240-57-9 |
• One of the most famous and best loved Christmas story
• Beautifully illustrated in a style which brings us back into the time when the story orginated
• Perfect gift edition
"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
cosmic irony.
It was allegedly written at Pete's Tavern on Irving Place in New York City.