i think its Edgar Allan Poe that wrote a story about a wife that sells her hair to buy her husband a chain (?) for his pocket watch; not knowing he sold his pocket watch to buy her a hair comb (?)....i might be wrong about the items, but its a really ironic story...BUT I FORGOT THE TITLE ...
2007-09-14 07:33:10 · 10 answers · asked by susie 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"The Gift of the Magi" by O Henry is a wonderful story. You can read it online here:
http://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/Gift_of_the_Magi.html
2007-09-14 08:36:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The story you're thinking of is "Gift of the Magi," a short story written by O. Henry (a pen name for William Sydney Porter), allegedly at Pete's Tavern[1][2] on Irving Place in New York City.
2007-09-14 07:42:26 · answer #2 · answered by Serenity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-04 14:00:35 · answer #3 · answered by merkl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The story you are thinking of is called 'The Gift of the Magi' & it's by O Henry, not Poe. It's a lovely story.
2007-09-14 07:52:56 · answer #4 · answered by Caro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't Poe, it was "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry.
2007-09-14 07:41:19 · answer #5 · answered by gcason 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is an O Henry story "The Gift of the Magi" (I think that is the title).
2007-09-14 07:41:00 · answer #6 · answered by Michael B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is "The Gft of the Magi' by William Sydney Porter, aka O. Henry.
2007-09-14 07:49:11 · answer #7 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Did you know that Poe once said "If I wrote in new York City they'd name a candy bar after me"?
2007-09-14 17:31:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-24 06:48:22 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It not E.A.P. it is O. Henry "the Gift of the magi".
2007-09-14 07:42:28 · answer #10 · answered by kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋