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O. Henry's
'The Gift of The Magi'
No spoilers here! O. Henry first published the short story "The Gift of The Magi" in April 1906, and it is famous
for its surprise ironic ending. Most people in America and many elsewhere already know what happens,
but that ending will not be revealed here for anyone who is new to O. Henry's skill at plot twists.
"The Gift of The Magi" Illustrated by Shelley Freshman [1978]
Bobbs-Merrill/Macmillan 9½x8½ hardcover [9/78] out of print/used
"The Gift of The Magi" Illustrated by Byron Glaser [1980]
Creative Educn 8¾x6¼ hardcover [6/80] out of print/used
 | "The Gift of The Magi" Illustrated by Robert James Pailthorpe [1980] Jamestown/N.T.C. 9¼x6¼ pb [6/80] out of print/used |
 | "The Gift of The Magi" Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger [1982]
Aladdin Picture Books 10x8 pb [10/97] for $5.99 |
 | "The Gift of The Magi" Illustrated by Kevin King [1988]
S&S hardcover [8/88] out of print/used |
 | "The Gift of The Magi" Illustrated by Jody Wheeler [1989]
Ideals/Hambleton Hill pb [9/89] out of print/used |
 | "The Gift of The Magi" Illustrated by Robert G. Sauber [1993]
Unicorn / Chariot 10½x9 hardcover [8/96] out of print/used |
 | "The Gift of The Magi" Illustrated by Carol Heyer [1994]
Ideals for Children 12.4x9.4 hardcover [9/94] out of print/used |
 | "The Gift of The Magi" Illustrated by Jill Karla Schwarz [1995]
Andrews McMeel 6¾x5½ hardcover [12/95] for $8.94 |
 | "Good and Perfect Gifts: An Illustrated Retelling of O. Henry's The Gift of The Magi" [1997] Modernized & illustrated by Barry Moser Little, Brown 9½x7¾ hardcover [10/97] out of print/many used |
 | The Muppets' "The Gift of The Magi" {story book set & 12x14 advent calendar} Edited by Mary Packard, illustrated by John O'Brien Workman Publng [8/2003] out of print/used |
 | "The Gift of The Magi" miniature edition [2001] Andrews McMeel 4x3 miniature [9/2001] out of print/used |
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"The Gift of The Magi" miniature edition [2001]
Running Press 3½x3 miniature [9/2001] out of print/used |
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"The Gift of the Magi Retold in Rhyme" [2002] by Virginia Hege Tobiassen Ashe Street pb [10/2002] out of print/used |
 | "The Gift of The Magi" And Other Stories [2003]
Scholastic mass pb [10/2003] out of print/hundreds used |
Audio & Radio & Other Media
"Gift of The Magi" & "The Last Leaf" Narrated by actor Robert Ryan
Spoken Arts audio [10/87] out of prodn/used
 | "The Gift of The Magi" from Listening Library [1995] Listening Library audio [1/95] out of prodn/used |
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"The Gift of The Magi" Narrated by Win Phillips [1997]
DH Audio [1/97] out of prodn/used |
 | "The Gift of The Magi" Performed by St. Charles Players [2000]
Monterey Soundworks audio [11/2000] 2 tapes for $18.94 |
 | "The Gift of The Magi: An Opera in One Act" [2001] music by David Conte, libretto by Nicholas Giardini Arsis audio CD [2/2002] for $20.24 |
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