The Gift of the Magi is a short story written by O. Henry, but this particular edition is illustrated by Robert Collier. The story tells the tale of a young couple, Jim and Della, who are deeply in love but struggling financially. It is Christmas Eve, and both Jim and Della want to give each other a special gift, but they cannot afford it. Della has beautiful long hair, and she decides to sell it to a wig maker to buy Jim a chain for his pocket watch. Meanwhile, Jim sells his pocket watch to buy Della a set of combs for her hair. When they exchange their gifts, they realize what the other has done and how much they truly love each other. The story is a heartwarming tale of sacrifice and love, and Collier's illustrations bring the characters and their emotions to life.THIS 78 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Secret of the Ages, by Robert Collier. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766137589.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.