World Literature Classics -- The Gift of the Magi

Author: O. Henry Li Hanxin Yan Studio
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
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It's almost Christmas, and a poor young couple will be giving each other what kind of "Magi's gifts"? A young couple pursuing art, hindered by their poor background from fulfilling their ambitions. To prevent each other from giving up on art, they each fabricate a beautiful lie and make great "sacrifices of love."
A homeless man wants to spend the winter in prison, so he repeatedly breaks the law, but the police pay no attention. Yet when he decides to turn over a new leaf, the police arrest him without reason. What kind of "ode" should be written to praise this diligent police officer?
When both "Father Christmas" and "Eros" arrive, and when the "last leaf" falls, what changes will the world undergo?
Can the "Red-haired King" who was kidnapped escape?
Will the "Princess and the Lion" escape?
The author of "The Gift," O. Henry, was a famous American short story writer, known as the "master of the twist ending." His life was full of legends—he worked as a pharmacy apprentice, a cowboy, an accountant, a land office clerk, a journalist, and a bank cashier. Over the course of a decade, he wrote over 300 short stories. His stories are humorous, cleverly plotted, and rich in life-like characters, earning him the title of the "humorous encyclopedia of American life."
The newly released "Illustrated Classics of World Literature" is a series of books meticulously drawn and written based on the original works, specially dedicated to young readers. Its illustrated format and standard phonetic annotations that comply with primary school teaching standards fully meet the reading needs of elementary school students.