To celebrate the end of the Christmas season and the start of a New Year, we bring you this classic short story, 'The Gift of the Magi', by O. Henry. It is his first appearance on The Well Told Tale, but will not be his last - he is the veritable master of the short story, and this example is no exception.  Traditionally, the Magi reached the baby Jesus 12 days after Christmas to bestow their gifts, bringing the Christmas season to a close. While this story is set at Christmas, it is a message that resonates all year round.

Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you):
Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale

Christmas with O. Henry - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781454944393
O. Henry's Cops and Robbers - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781589633001
Collected Works of O. Henry - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781374909373

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