O Henry
“The Gift of the Magi”, by O. Henry, is the most famous short story he has written. This story, like many of his other short stories, was written while he was at the Ohio Penitentiary. O. Henry wrote in a manner that most readers were able to identify with the situations in the story. "The Gift of the Magi" was no different, as it showed what one couple does for love in the face of financial destitution. O. Henry’s life influenced his stories.William Sydney Porter, better known to readers as “O. Henry”, was born on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina (“W.S. Porter” 1 of 1). He was the son of Algernon and Mary Virginia Swaim Porter. His father was a physician and his mother spent her time writing poems. Unfortunately, his mother died of tuberculosis when he was only three-years-old (American Literature 1846). Upon his mother’s death, he was left to be raised by his grandmother and his Aunt Lina (American Literature
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