Other editions of book The Gift of the Magi

Jim Dillingham Young and his wife Della are a young couple who are very much in love with each other, but can barely afford their one-room apartment opposite the elevated train due to their very bad economic condition. For Christmas, Della decides to buy Jim a chain which costs twenty dollars for his prized pocket watch given to him by his father. To raise the funds, she has her prized long hair cut off and sold to make a wig. Meanwhile, Jim decides to sell his watch to buy Della a beautiful set of combs made out of tortoise shell for her lovely, knee-length brown hair. Although each is disappointed to find the gift they chose rendered useless, each is pleased with the gift they received, because it represents their love for one another. The true unselfish love that the characters, Jim and Della, share is greater than their possessions.

Clearly a literary great, O. Henry gave his gift to the world many years ago with this classic short story. "The Gift of the Magi" brings the reader into an interesting story of true unselfish love in the early 1900s. Enjoy Henry's imagination as you discover what happens when a young husband and wife desperately and secretly try to obtain a gift for each other despite their poor financial situation. Large Print Richard Foster Classics Collection

First edition thus. Twelve pen and ink drawings, most of them full-page, by Stephen Gooden 1892-1955 , who illustrated many books for Frances Meynall at the Nonesuch Press, including The Nonesuch Bible 1924 and the Odesof Anacreon 1923 . He was regarded as a "literary" artist, with an imaginative grasp of his subject matter and inventive in design. A classic Christmas story. Some wear to dust jacket at extremities, with light soiling to front cover. 30, 2 pages. decorated paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 8vo..