![]() ![]() Henry, pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), was a master of irony and plot twists (hence The O. (I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't read the story! But I offer a link here at American Literature online if you want to read it for yourself.)Īt the same time, without Della's knowing, dear husband Jim ("James Dillingham Young") has himself done the unthinkable in order to purchase the one beautiful thing he knows his wife would be pleased with, which was.Ĭan you fill in the blank? O. So what does she do? She visits Madame Sofronia and. It's a story that planted itself in the heart years ago and took root while other short stories simply faded away.įamiliar with the tale? Young Della with glorious, cascading hair cannot afford what she would like to give her husband for Christmas: a watch chain befitting his most cherished possession, a fine gold pocket watch that had been handed down from grandfather to father to himself. This time of year brings to mind an all-time favorite short story, O. And sixty cents of it was in pennies." -from O.Henry's The Gift of the Magi ![]()
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