I read this book this week. There are five short stories in this book, and the author is O. Henry. First story is “The Gift of the Magi, and its main character is a poor couple. And second one is “The Art Game,” and its main characters are two thieves, then third one is “The Troubadour,” and its main character is, of course, a troubadour. Fourth one is “Money Talks,” and its main characters are a rich man and his son. Finally, the last one is “Soapy’s Winter Home,” and its main character is a man who has no houses. I like first story because I had alredy known this story. It was easier to read than other stories.
After reading this book, I found a common point among these five stories. This book’s topic is money. Why did O. Henry write a lot of stories which are about money. In the Wikipedia, O. Henry lived from 1862 to 1910, and that age had a big gap between rich people and poor people, so he wanted to tell next generations how serious his living time was, I think. Then, I enjoyed reading this book, and each story has short words and easy grammar like the Macmillan Series I like.
Henry, O. (2000). The gift of the Magi and Other Stories. Edinburgh Gate, Harlow; England. Pearson Education Limited.
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