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In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country. Love comes in many forms, many shades and many hues. There is one though that society wants more than any other and it is now part of our culture. Yes, the Happy Ending.

お互いが相手のことを想い、選び抜いた最高のプレゼント。貧しくてもお互いを愛し合って暮らすジムとデラ。明日はクリスマス。お金のない二人は、それぞれが自分の大事な宝物、妻のデラは自慢の長くて美しい髪の毛を、夫のジムは大切な金時計を売って、そのお金で相手に贈るクリスマス・プレゼントを買う。そしてプレゼントを渡そうとするが…。どんなに時代が流れても変わらないもの。妻を愛し、夫を愛するキモチ。“本当の夫婦”であることの秘訣がここに描かれています。時代を超えて心に残る名作です。(C) 1999 Hiroshi Yuki

The Gift of the Magi is a timeless holiday story that captures the true spirit of giving and love. Written by O. Henry, this heartwarming tale follows a young couple, Jim and Della, who sacrifice their most treasured possessions to buy each other the perfect Christmas gift. Little do they know, their acts of selflessness create a beautiful and ironic twist that embodies the power of love and generosity.

Did you know that O. Henry's real name was William Syndey Porter? He had many pseudonyms but is most known as O. Henry. He wrote over 300 stories, and is known for playfully writing a twist at the end. Most of them are based in New York with characters being an average joe. A census at the time stated there were about four million individuals living in NYC at the time, and that is how this volume of short stories received its name.

Anthony Rockwall has everything wealth can buy—except the certainty that his son will win the heart of the woman he loves. Convinced that money can overcome any obstacle, the self-made millionaire sets out to prove that fortune can accomplish what romance alone cannot. But as chance, timing, and human emotion collide on the streets of New York, the question remains: are some things beyond even the reach of great wealth?

In a bustling Manhattan café at midnight, an unnamed narrator meets E. Rushmore Coglan, a swaggering globe‑trotter who swears he’s a citizen of the world and loyal to no patch of earth. With trademark wit, O. Henry skewers vanity and provincial pride as Coglan grandly mocks borders, boasts...

Step into Bogle’s Chop House on Eighth Avenue, where beauty turns heads and the unnoticed carry the heaviest hearts. In this bittersweet O. Henry gem, hardworking Tildy—plain, eager to please, and forever in the shadow of dazzling Aileen—receives her first unexpected kiss, a fleeting spark...

O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), an American writer of outstanding short stories known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings. In this story two old friends had promised to meet up exactly 20 years to the day since their last meeting in New York. One of the friends has travelled a thousand miles to be there...and is now waiting for his childhood companion. Will he turn up?

やさしい英語で書かれた世界の名作小説を、BGMと効果音にのせてラジオドラマ仕立てでお届けします。O・ヘンリー（1862-1910）はアメリカを代表する短編小説家です。彼は、ドラッグストアの店員を皮切りに、羊番、銀行員、新聞記者などの職業を転々とし、刑務所暮らしまで経験しています。服役中に小説を書き始め、出所後はその豊かな人生経験をもとに、社会の底辺に生きる人々の暮らしぶりを笑いと愛情を持って描いています。ニューヨークのグリニッジ・ビレッジに共同アトリエを構えた画家の卵のスーとジョンジー。ほどなくしてジョンジーは、医者もさじを投げるほどの重病に冒されます。ベッドの上で身じろぎもしないジョンジーの傍らで絵を描き始めたスーは、ジョンジーがか細い声で数を、それも逆から数えているのを耳にし……。

A well-known story of holiday generosity and true love, The Gift of the Magi has long been a Christmas classic. Husband and wife Jim and Della want to give each other beautiful gifts for the holiday, but they have very little money. On Christmas Eve, each of them makes a bold sacrifice to give the other something truly special. First published in 1905 in The New York Sunday World, O. Henry’s tale is just as relevant and touching now as ever.

Step into the magic of the season with "The Classic Christmas Collection, Vol. 1" - your ultimate holiday audiobook experience! Unwrap the warmth of nostalgia with this carefully curated treasury of timeless festive masterpieces. Journey from the cozy rhythm of "Twas the Night Before Christmas"...

This anthology features a wide array of thought-provoking, genre-defining works from the 1900s, showcasing the range of modern storytelling—from existential musings to dark humour and intricate social commentary. These are the stories that have shaped modern literature, offering timeless insights into human nature and society. This collection brings together the finest modernist narratives, political reflections, and social commentaries that have shaped literature as we know it.

Murder comes in two familiar forms. Whether as a crime of passion with high emotions or a cold dispassionate plot to take life in order to gain in some way, the act strikes us all as somehow inhuman. Beneath us as civilised beings. But however we cloak our animal instincts the need to remove a human being and gain relief from abuse or gain from money, the term is just the same – MURDER. Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, J M Barrie, W W Jacobs and many others bring their literary heft to bear in as calculating a way as any killer could.

Life has the capacity of great moments and attainment, of lives well lived, fulfilling for ourselves and for those we touch. But for others life is arduous. There is no spark to ignite the curiosity, to explore and achieve a stability and a growth to their lives. Indeed their lives, in their own eyes, become almost meaningless, their sense of themselves subsumed under a myriad of problems, whether real or imagined. Seismic events in a life might crush them; the loss of a loved one for instance. Coping is difficult, support hard to find and isolation abounds.

O・ヘンリー（1862-1910）は、アメリカ・ノースカロライナ州グリーンズボロ生まれ。15歳から叔父が経営するドラッグストアで働き始め、19歳になるとテキサス州へ移って牧場で働く。その後、オースティンに居を構え、製薬会社や土地管理事務所に勤めたり議の九の出納係をしたりする。この時代にアソル・エスティスという女性と結婚し、彼女の勧めもあってスケッチ風の小品を書くようになる。銀行に勤めるかたわら新聞社の経営にも手を染めたが、多額の借金に追われ、銀行から公金横領の嫌疑をかけられて退職に追い込まれる。1896年に銀行の告発により逮捕されるが、裁判を目前に逃亡し、ニューオーリンズ、ホンジュラスと流転の生活を続ける。やがて妻危篤の知らせを受けて帰国し、1898年に自首。5年の実刑を受ける。獄中からも雑誌への投稿を続け、出獄後1902年にニューヨークに進出して本格的な文筆活動を開始。精力的に執筆を続け、一躍流行作家となるが、1910年、肝硬変と心臓病で生涯を終える。『最後の一葉』は、1907年に出版された短編集The Trimmed Lampに収められている。

In this adaptation of The Gift of the Magi, Laura and David want to buy Christmas presents for each other, but they don't have the money. We follow Laura as figures out a way to buy David a present he'll truly love, and we learn how love and selflessness come to the forefront during the holidays.

The classic Christmas love story, as poignant now as when O. Henry (pen name of William Sydney Porter) wrote it in 1905. A poor young couple sacrifices their own "treasures" for their partner. A must-listen for any time of year.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

The Last Leaf is a short story by O. Henry published in his 1907 collection The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories. The story first appeared on October 15, 1905, in the New York World. The scene of the story of The Last Leaf is the Greenwich artist colony in New York City. Over the past century, it has developed from a poor literati settlement to a world-famous art center and tourist attraction.

The Gentle Grafter contains 14 tales relating the questionable exploits of “Jeff Peters” (the gentle grafter) and his several “partners in graft”.