This unique collection of O. Henry's complete poetry has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer. O. Henry's works are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings. Table of Contents: A Contribution Chanson De Bohême Drop a Tear in This Slot Hard to Forget Nothing to Say Tamales The Lullaby Boy The Murderer The Old Farm The Pewee Two Portraits Vanity Sleeping Fancies Trusting Thoughts Thinking The Crucible Biography of O. Henry

"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular for adaptation, especially for presentation at Christmas time.

Good Press presents to you this unique collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices: Introduction:Ralph Waldo EmersonBooks:The Conduct of Life:FatePowerWealthCultureBehaviorWorshipConsiderations by the WayBeautyIllusionsEssays-First Series:HistorySelf-RelianceCompensationSpiritual LawsLoveFriendshipPrudenceHeroismThe Over-SoulCirclesIntellectArtEssays-Second Series:The PoetExperienceCharacterMannersGiftsNaturePoliticsNominalist and RealistNew England ReformersNature:CommodityBeautyLanguageDisciplineIdealismSpiritProspectsRepresentative Men:PlatoEmanuel SwedenborgMichel de MontaigneWilliam ShakespeareNapoleonJohann Wolfgang von GoetheEnglish TraitsSociety and Solitude:CivilizationArtEloquenceDomestic LifeFarmingWorks and DaysBooksClubsCourageSuccessOld AgeLetters and Social Aims:Poetry and ImaginationSocial AimsEloquenceResourcesThe ComicQuotation and OriginalityProgress of CulturePersian PoetryInspirationGreatnessImmortalityPoetry:Poems (1847)May-Day and Other Pieces:May-DayThe AdirondacsOccasional and Miscellaneous PiecesNature and LifeElementsQuatrainsTranslationsOther PoemsAddresses and Lectures:The American ScholarAn Address in Divinity CollegeLiterary EthicsThe Method of NatureMan the ReformerLecture on The TimesThe ConservativeThe TranscendentalistThe Young AmericanLetter to President Van BurenThe Man of LettersThe Celebration of Intellect...Other Essays:The Lord's SupperThoughts on Modern LiteratureWalter Savage LandorThe Senses and the SoulTranscendentalismPrayersFourierism and the SocialistsChardon Street and Bible ConventionsAgriculture of MassachusettsHarvard UniversityEnglish ReformersEurope and European BooksThe TragicPast and PresentWarPerpetual ForcesDemonologyThe PreacherMiltonThoreauMichael AngeloPlutarchEzra Ripley, D.D.Mary Moody EmersonSamuel HoarCarlyleGeorge L. StearnsSaadiAmerican CivilizationThe Fortune of the RepublicThe Sovereignty of EthicsThe Natural History of Intellect

If I knew what poets know. --James Whitcomb Riley

An eighteenth century poet and dramatist, John Gay is best remembered for ‘The Beggar's Opera’ (1728), a ballad opera featuring the characters Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, who swiftly became household names. Gay’s refined and satirical poetry was much influenced by his close friend Alexander Pope. His first important poem, ‘Rural Sports’, is a descriptive and didactic work in two short books dealing with hunting and fishing, as well as meditations on the Horatian theme of retirement. Gay’s finest poem, ‘Trivia: or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London’ (1716), displays an assured craftsmanship in which rhythm and diction portrays the many experiences he describes. Other notable poems include ‘The Shepherd’s Week’ (1714), a series of mock classical poems in a pastoral setting and the ‘Fables’ (1727), structured as octosyllabic illustrations of moral themes, often satirical in tone. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Gay’s complete poetical works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Gay’s life and works * Concise introduction to Gay’s life and poetry * Complete poetical works of John Gay, based on the Lawrence and Bullen Edition, 1893 * Includes Gay’s famous plays, including all of the ballad operas * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Includes Gay’s letters — spend hours exploring the poet’s personal correspondence * Gay’s important prose pamphlet ‘The Present State of Wit’ * Features two biographies, including Samuel Johnson’s famous account of Gay’s life — discover the poet’s intriguing past * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titles CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of John Gay Brief Introduction: John Gay Complete Poetical Works of John Gay List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Dramatic Works The Mohocks Three Hours after Marriage The Beggar’s Opera Polly Acis and Galatea Achilles The Letters List of Letters The Pamphlet The Present State of Wit The Biographies Gay by Samuel Johnson John Gay by Henry Austin Dobson Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

Reproduction of the original: The Complete Poetical Works by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

This edition includes: Introduction: SIR WALTER SCOTT AND LADY MORGAN by Victor Hugo MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS by Robert Louis Stevenson SCOTT AND HIS PUBLISHERS by Charles Dickens POETRY: Notable Poems MARMION THE LADY OF THE LAKE THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL ROKEBY THE VISION OF DON RODERICK THE BRIDAL OF TRIERMAIN THE FIELD OF WATERLOO THE LORD OF THE ISLES HAROLD THE DAUNTLESS Translations and Imitations from German Ballads THE WILD HUNTSMAN WILLIAM AND HELEN FREDERICK AND ALICE THE FIRE-KING THE NOBLE MORINGER THE BATTLE OF SEMPACH THE ERL-KING Contributions to "The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border" THE EVE OF ST. JOHN CADYOW CASTLE THOMAS THE RHYMER THE GRAY BROTHER GLENFINLAS; OR, LORD RONALD'S CORONACH Poems from Novels and Other Poems THE VIOLET TO A LADY - WITH FLOWERS FROM A ROMAN WALL BOTHWELL CASTLE THE SHEPHERD'S TALE CHEVIOT THE REIVER'S WEDDING THE BARD'S INCANTATION HELLVELLYN THE DYING BARD THE NORMAN HORSESHOE THE MAID OF TORO THE PALMER THE MAID OF NEIDPATH WANDERING WILLIE HUNTING SONG EPITAPH. DESIGNED FOR A MONUMENT IN LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL PROLOGUE TO MISS BAILLIK'S PLAY OF THE FAMILY LEGEND THE POACHER SONG THE BOLD DRAGOON ON THE MASSACRE OF GLENCOE FOR A' THAT AND A' THAT SONG, FOR THE ANNIVERSARY MEETING OF THE PITT CLUB OF SCOTLAND PHAROS LOQUITUR The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border ANDREW LANG'S VIEW OF SCOTT: LETTERS TO DEAD AUTHORS by Andrew Lang THE POEMS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT by Andrew Lang SIR WALTER SCOTT AND THE BORDER MINSTRELSY by Andrew Lang Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet.