The Gift of the Magi
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gift_of_the_Magi Release date is 2005-01-01
Susan Ritchie. HTML version by Jose Menendez. Susan Ritchie. HTML version by Jose Menendez.
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry is a short story first published in 1905. It tells of a young married couple facing the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. Each possesses a treasured item—Della's beautiful long hair and Jim's gold pocket watch. As they struggle to find meaningful presents, their choices lead to an unexpected twist ending that has become famous as an example of cosmic irony and a timeless lesson about love and sacrifice. (This is an automatically generated summary.)