Gift of the Magi - O. Henry

The Gift of the Magi is a holiday favorite. The cherished moments in this work have become a Christmas tradition--in the original and many iterations. Do you remember the quotes? Perhaps you've read or heard the lines without even realizing it. Here are a few quotes from the short story.

The Gift of the Magi is one of the greatest works by O. Henry. Here are a few questions for study and discussion.

The Gift of the Magi is a popular Christmas story about love and sacrifice. The work is one of the most famous stories by O. Henry, an American writer.

Read "A Chaparral Christmas Gift," by O Henry. "The original cause of the trouble was about twenty years in growing. At the end of that time it was worth it."

Read the full text of O Henry's "The Gift of the Magi," his famous Christmas story about sacrifice.

I still remember the first time I heard "The Gift of the Magi" read. There's something about the story that comes off great when it's being told to you -- a certain timelessness, or transcendence. I don't remember if it was before or after I heard "The Ransom of Red Chief" ...