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Title details for The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry - Available

The Gift of the Magi

by O. Henry
Alex Wilson
Audiobook
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O. Henry's most famous and most beloved story about a young couple trying to make ends meet around Christmas time.

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  • Release date

    August 16, 2005

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • File size: 7081 KB
      • Duration: 00:14:45

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Text Difficulty: 1-4

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 29, 1994
      O. Henry's classic tale of Della and Jim, the struggling newlyweds so anxious to give each other a Christmas gift that each sells the one thing the other holds most dear, receives an oddly lifeless treatment here. Heyer's meticulously detailed illustrations are pretty but stilted; the characters look like mannequins. The rueful Jim fares better than poor prematurely middle-aged Della, who at times looks more like his mother than his wife. Still, the story is as touching as ever, and neither time nor mediocre artwork can dim its glory. All ages.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      O. Henry's classic story has been embellished in this adaptation performed by the St. Charles Players. In this production, Della is rummaging through the attic on a Christmas Eve with her granddaughter. This brings back memories of a Christmas Eve many years before, and she tells the story of how she and Jim Dillingham met and courted, leading to the story we know so well. All of the performers in this work are splendid. Della, young and not so young, is vivacious and full of spunk. Jim is a confident, ambitious young man who is smitten by Della. Granddaughter cannot get enough of the story. While not faithful to the story in many respects (the setting, for example), this delightful and entertaining production is faithful to its spirit. M.T.F. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Text Difficulty:1-4

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