A Text at Work: O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”

A Text at Work: O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”

Since this is the season for gifts and giving, our latest installment of a Text at Work is O. Henry’s famous holiday tale “The Gift of the Magi.” O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), a popular American short story writer. The prestigious O. Henry Award bears his name, and is granted every year for excellent short fiction.

A Text at Work is a Books@Work “teaser” – a chance to experience a reading and a set of questions to spur discussion. Read it on your own, or share it with a friend. But don’t forget to come back and comment!

Read, print and share, and then offer your response to the story in the comments below. Enjoy!

Download “The Gift of the Magi.”

For more information about O. Henry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._Henry
http://www.randomhouse.com/anchor/ohenry/

Find previous Text at Work stories here.

Sandro Botticelli, The Adoration of the Magi, 1475-6. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, [Public Domain] via Wikipedia Commons.


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Paul Jaussen

Paul Jaussen

Paul Jaussen is an Assistant Professor of Literature at Lawrence Technological University and former member of the Books@Work team.