The Gift of the Magi and Other Christmas Stories (Xist Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (957 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00OY9CBKU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 552 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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I love this story. This is a short story that I read over a decade ago for the first time, and it has stuck with me since then. In the story, it is Christmastime, and we meet the two main characters, a young married couple who have each other and very little else, except the husband's (Jim's) heirloom pocketwatch and the wife's (Della's) hair. In a despirate attempt to provide a worthy present for her beloved husband, Della sells her knee-len. I had a fabulous version of this story that my I had a fabulous version of this story that my mom would pull out at Christmas time for us to read. I bought this version for my classroom, but the language is not adapted well for young listeners or readers. The illustrations are lovely, but if you are reading this with younger children, you will have to explain quite a few vocabulary words.. "Just beautiful - story and especially illustrations" according to momof2. An old classic tale, but I am glad I waited to own it until this beautiful copy was made. I am a huge fan of this illustrator and have a few of his children's books. Well worth it!
We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it.Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. This ebook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. Find more great titles on our website.. Four Classic Christmas Stories in One Volume! This book contains: The Gift of the Magi by O.Henry The Heavenly Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky The Story of the Other Wise Man Where Love Is, God Is by Leo Tolstoy Each story explores the true meaning of Christmas and makes an excellent family read aloud. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takesGet your next Xist Classic title for Kindle here: amzn/1A7cKKlFind all our our books for Kindle here: amzn/1PooxLlSign up for the Xist Publishing Newsletter here
Still, the story is as touching as ever, and neither time nor mediocre artwork can dim its glory. From Publishers Weekly O. Heyer's meticulously detailed illustrations are pretty but stilted; the characters look like mannequins. All ages. The rueful Jim fares better than poor prematurely middle-aged Della, who at times looks more like his mother than his wife. 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. . Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc