Author : O. Henry
Publisher : Amila Jay
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 19,57 MB
Release : 2021-12-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 3986779213
"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.
Author : O. Henry
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 45,22 MB
Release : 1992-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0486270610
Presents sixteen short fiction stories by nineteenth-century American author O. Henry, including the title work about the Christmas sacrifices of a young married couple.
Author : O. Henry
Publisher : Longman
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 16,80 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781405842785
Reading level: 1 [green].
Author :
Publisher : Pearson UK
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 32,94 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Readers
ISBN : 1292305045
Author : Kate Chopin
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,84 MB
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0486115356
From the author of The Awakening comes this collection, which features 24 distinctive tales of Southern life, filled with fascinating characters, idiosyncratic customs, and sometimes shocking details.
Author : Anton Chekhov
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 24,72 MB
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0486111091
Six selections from the famed Russian showcase his natural aptitude for detail, dialogue, humor, and compassion. Includes "The Darling," "The Kiss," "Anna on the Neck," the title story, and more.
Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 18,62 MB
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0486115402
This collection features 14 of Melville's short stories reprinted from Harper's and Putnam's magazines, including "The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles," a dramatic story set on the Galapagos Islands, plus "The Bell-Tower," more.
Author : O. Henry
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 10,24 MB
Release : 1991
Category :
ISBN :
Adapted from the O. Henry Story.
Author : O. Henry
Publisher : Amz Jay
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 27,75 MB
Release : 2022-04-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 3985108129
"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. The main idea of "The Gift of the Magi" is that the value of a gift is in the giver, rather than the gift itself. Jim and Della, out of their love for each other, purchased a gift that required them to sacrifice something that was precious to them.
Author : Joseph Conrad
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 12,19 MB
Release : 2012-08-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0486110656
Three of Conrad’s most powerful stories of the sea — "Youth: A Narrative" (1898), "Typhoon" (1902) and "The Secret Sharer" (1910) — each probing deeply, suspensefully into the mysteries of human character.
