Society

The Gift of the Magi

by O. Henry

A young couple in New York with one dollar and eighty-seven cents between them each secretly sells their most precious possession to buy the other a Christmas present. O. Henry is said to have written it in a few hours at a table in a New York tavern. The ending is famous, and it still lands.

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Reading time

About 8 minutes

Where to find it

The Evening Room; The English Reading Room

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #7256. In the public domain in the United States.