Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Edgar Allan Poe title: wife sells hair?

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 ...



Edgar Allan Poe title: wife sells hair?

"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_t...



Edgar Allan Poe title: wife sells hair?

That is an O Henry story "The Gift of the Magi" (I think that is the title).



Edgar Allan Poe title: wife sells hair?

It wasn't Poe, it was "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry.



Edgar Allan Poe title: wife sells hair?

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.



Edgar Allan Poe title: wife sells hair?

It not E.A.P. it is O. Henry "the Gift of the magi".



Edgar Allan Poe title: wife sells hair?

That is "The Gft of the Magi' by William Sydney Porter, aka O. Henry.



Edgar Allan Poe title: wife sells hair?

The story you are thinking of is called 'The Gift of the Magi' %26amp; it's by O Henry, not Poe. It's a lovely story.



Edgar Allan Poe title: wife sells hair?

Did you know that Poe once said "If I wrote in new York City they'd name a candy bar after me"?

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