An illustrated version of O. Henry's classic and touching story about generosity, with superb pictures. We suggest this little book as a slight, but perfect, Christmas book. It tells of the mutual love and self-sacrifice of a young married couple. It is about the best kind of gift giving, and of course, takes its title from the first Christmas gift givers, the three Magi or wise men. We illustrate the story with delicate line drewings by Steephen Gooden, first published in 1939.
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"Lisbeth Zwerger's biting line and soft, evocative palette illuminate the characters with an aura of gaslit nobility, and burnish an antique until it shines."
-- "Time"
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William Sydney Porter (1862-1910)--better known as O. Henry--is one of the world's most widely published writers. A master of the short story, he is the author of more than six hundred tales that have been translated into nearly every language. He is best known for his stories about New York City, which include "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Purple Dress".
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This review is from: The Gift of the Magi (Hardcover)
This book's cover is beautiful but you cannot judge a book by it's cover! The content, of course, is the beautiful story written by O. Henry but the way it was printed, left a lot to be desired. The illustrations were okay but lacked in depth. For me they evoked very little and I was disppointed, personally speaking, that they were not in color. The printing and such looked like it had been done by a bunch of people who didn't know quite what they were doing. For example, the title page was horribly off-center. Compared with the other publishing of the story which you sell for about the same price with illustrations by Lisbeth Zwerger, this one is really a loser. Honestly, I was surprised that you would offer it--especially at about the same price.
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