The Gift of the Magi, O. Henry
The Gift of the Magi, O. Henry
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The Gift of the Magi

Author: O. Henry

Narrator: Phil Gigante

Unabridged: 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/15/2017

Synopsis

Originally published in a 1905 edition of The New York Sunday World, The Gift of the Magi tells the story of a young couple at Christmas when money is tight, offering important insight into the nature of gift-giving. A well-known example of comic irony, it has been widely adapted as everything from an Off-Broadway show to television episodes. This recording of The Gift of the Magi was recorded as part of Dreamscape's Classic Christmas Stories: A Collection of Timeless Holiday Tales.

About O. Henry

O. Henry (1862 - 1910) is the pen-name of William Sidney Porter, the American writer born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was known for a style of writing that featured surprise endings and showed the grim and often humorous effect of coincidence on the lives of his subjects. A keen observer of the lives of Americans from New York to Texas in the early 20th century, his works have been adapted many times for the stage and screen.

About Phil Gigante

Phil Gigante is an Audie Award winning narrator who has won over a dozen Earphones Awards. He has narrated and directed more than two hundred and fifty audiobooks and was twice named a Best Voice in Mystery and Suspense by Audiofile Magazine. He has been named a Best Male Narrator in the categories of romance, science fiction, militaria, and mystery/suspense as well as a Favorite Dual Narrator (along with Natalie Ross). He makes his home in the Midwest.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dawnlee on November 30, 2021

This is a short and lovely story. The main theme here was love and the sacrifice you made for your loved ones. And this story will make us think again about all the false things we know about love and relationships. In the end, we all know the real meaning which is, to love is to sacrifice and you o......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on December 12, 2018

2018 update: I read it again. And got misty-eyed again. Go read it. Here's a handy link: [URL not allowed]~vestmon/Gift_... In this classic 1905 Christmas story, one of O. Henry's best and most famous (free online at Amazon and many other websites), we meet Della and Jim, a young married couple......more

Goodreads review by Lea on December 18, 2021

Broadly loved beautiful and heartfelt Christmas story about the meaning of giving gifts and reciprocity of love. The young newly-wed couple living in poverty in New York, Della and Jim, have no resources to give one another the Christmas present they would like to. “Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, a......more

Goodreads review by Imme [trying to crawl out of hiatus] on January 30, 2024

|| 3.0 stars || ➛First read: August 2022 | ★3.0 stars ➛Second read: November 2023 | ★3.0 stars This is a story about love and poverty, and the message behind it is really quite sweet. Two people, very much in love, want to buy each other a Christmas present, but have no money to spare. To get their love......more

Goodreads review by Lawyer on December 24, 2011

O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi," illustrated by Lizabeth Zwerger was among my gifts to my wife our first Christmas together. It is one of our annual traditions that I read it to her each Christmas. Yes, I'm hopelessly romantic. I imagine we'll finally hit a year when I hear a gentle snore when she......more

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