

The story was initially published in The New York Sunday World under the title "Gifts of the Magi" on December 10, 1905. The story was allegedly written at Pete's Tavern on Irving Place in New York City. The plot and its twist ending are well known the ending is generally considered an example of comic irony. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular for adaptation, especially for presentation at Christmas time. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. " The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by O. For other uses, see The Gift of the Magi (disambiguation). For the gifts presented to Jesus, see Gifts of the Magi.
