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Gift of the Magi

 

In this 1906 short story O. Henry explores the true spirit of gift-giving through the Christmas gift exchange of James and Della Dillingham Young, a young couple short on funds.

 

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

 

  • PS2649.P5

 

 

Circulating Books – A Selected List

 

  • Bloom, Harold (ed.). O.Henry. 1999.

                    Call Number: PS2649.P5 Z68 1999

  • Current-Garcia, Eugene. O. Henry. 1965.

                     Call Number: PS2649.P5 Z64

  • Current-Garcia, Eugene. O. Henry: a Study of the Short Fiction. 1993.

                      Call Number: PS2649.P5 Z644 1993

  •  O. Henry. Best Stories of O. Henry. 1945b.

                    Call Number: PS2649.P5 B45 1945b

 

 

LINCCWeb Online Catalog – Search Terms

 

  • O. Henry

 

 

Reference Materials

 

  • Critical Survey of Short Fiction – Call Number: REF PN3321.C7 2001

o        Vol. 3, pg. 1184-85

  • Masterplots II: Short Story Series (Revised Edition) – Call Number: REF PN3326. M27 2004

o        Vol. 3, pg. 1500-02

  • Short Story Criticism –  Call Number: REF PN3321 .S5

o   Vol. 5, pg. 166, 171-72, 181-82, 184-5, 187-88

o   Vol. 49, pg. 194-207

  • Short Stories for Students – Call Number: REF PN3330 .S386

o        Vol. 2, pg. 67-82

  • Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism – Call Number: REF PN771. G27

o        Vol. 19, pg. 170, 172

 

 

Research Databases

To access Valencia’s research databases, open your Atlas account, select ‘Search the Library’, then select ‘Databases A-Z’.

 

  • Academic Search Complete
  • Literature Resources from Gale

 

 

This Research Guide is designed to help users find information on a particular topic within the Valencia College East Campus Library.  This is by no means a comprehensive list of resources and other resources may be available on this topic.  Please check LINCCWeb, Valencia East’s online catalog, to verify the availability of circulating books within the library.  Feel free to ask a librarian for help if you need further assistance.

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Last Revised on November 21, 2021

 

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