Gifts of the Magi
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Gifts of the Magi
6.99 €
O'Henry (real name William Sidney Porter, 1862-1910) was an American writer, humorist, master of short novels with an unexpected ending. The plots of works are often drawn from life. While in prison on embezzlement charges, he wrote the first story. His creations had a happy ending, but the author himself was not happy. The famous Gifts of the Magi were written after he came to his dying wife for Christmas. He managed to say goodbye to his beloved, and she gave her husband one last gift - a gold chain for his watch. The woman did not know that he sold the watch to buy a ticket to his hometown.
The collection includes stories with unexpected endings. Their heroes are simply “little people” of Greater New York, frivolous and cheerful artists and writers, the guys from the dashing bandit district and their touchingly faithful friends, the inhabitants of the Wild West – cowboys, ranchers, farmers. Their plots are always exciting, the endings are swift and unexpected. All of them are full of subtle humor, unexpected comparisons and unpredictable endings. The heroes of the stories are noble and romantic, inventive and resourceful, optimistic and life-loving and find a way out of any situation.
The collection includes stories with unexpected endings. Their heroes are simply “little people” of Greater New York, frivolous and cheerful artists and writers, the guys from the dashing bandit district and their touchingly faithful friends, the inhabitants of the Wild West – cowboys, ranchers, farmers. Their plots are always exciting, the endings are swift and unexpected. All of them are full of subtle humor, unexpected comparisons and unpredictable endings. The heroes of the stories are noble and romantic, inventive and resourceful, optimistic and life-loving and find a way out of any situation.
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