Books like The gift of the Magi

The gift of the Magi by O. Henry reads as sentimental, ironic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The gift of the Magi and other stories

O. Henry · 1987

Both explore sacrifice & irony

76% genome match

The odd number

Guy de Maupassant · 1889

Both explore irony

65% genome match

The Stories of Anton Chekhov [23 stories]

Антон Павлович Чехов · 1932

Both explore love

62% genome match

Collected short stories

William Somerset Maugham · 1900

Both explore irony

59% genome match

Les lettres de mon moulin

Alphonse Daudet · 1869

Same classic feel

57% genome match

Skin and Other Stories

Roald Dahl · 2000

Both explore irony

55% genome match

The Moon and Sixpence

W. Somerset Maugham · 1919

Same classic feel

52% genome match

Literary Lapses [42 Stories]

Stephen Leacock · 1900

Same classic feel

54% genome match

The Little Nugget

P. G. Wodehouse · 1914

Same classic feel

54% genome match

Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales

Hans Christian Andersen · 1846

Both explore love & sacrifice

64% genome match

The gap in the curtain

John Buchan · 1900

Same classic feel

52% genome match

The Yearling

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings · 1938

Both explore poverty & sacrifice

66% genome match