Download or read book The Gift of the Magi written by O. Henry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gift of the Magi is a short story, about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been a popular one for adaptation, especially for presentation during the Christmas season.