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The Gift of the Magi
The Going Public … in Shorts Series (Related to this series)
- Author
- O. Henry
- Narrator
- Coleen Marlo
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 21 June 2013
- Run Time
- 14 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Short stories, Classic fiction
What to expect
O. Henry was a prolific American short-story writer—a master of surprise endings—who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. In "The Gift of the Magi," one of his best-known works, a young couple at Christmas time who, despite having little money, buy secret gifts for each other. A moral lesson on the importance of love and sacrifice, "The Gift of the Magi" has been adapted to film more than a dozen times throughout the world.
Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization.
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Details
- Author
- O. Henry
- Narrator
- Coleen Marlo
- Duration
- 14 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 June 2013
- ISBN
- 9781481535359
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Short stories, Classic fiction
Synopsis
O. Henry was a prolific American short-story writer—a master of surprise endings—who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. In "The Gift of the Magi," one of his best-known works, a young couple at Christmas time who, despite having little money, buy secret gifts for each other. A moral lesson on the importance of love and sacrifice, "The Gift of the Magi" has been adapted to film more than a dozen times throughout the world.Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization.
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