As a teenager, he worked as a pharmacist’s assistant in his uncle’s drugstore to help support his family. Though his father, Algernon Porter, was a doctor, the young boy did not receive much formal education. Henry was born William Sydney Porter on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Such love, the story and its title suggest, is like the gifts given by the wise men, called magi, who brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the newborn Jesus. A major reason given for its enduring appeal is its affirmation of unselfish love. Henry is widely known, including poor, working-class characters, a humorous tone, realistic detail, and a surprise ending. The story contains many of the elements for which O. Included in The Four Million, his first collection of short stories, in 1906, it has been anthologized many times since then.
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