Cabbages and KingsA series of stories which each explore some individual aspect of life in a paralytically sleepy Central American town while each advancing some aspect of the larger plot and relating back one to another in a complex structure which slowly explicates its own background even as it painstakingly erects a town which is one of the most detailed literary creations of the period. In this book, O. Henry coined the term "banana republic." |
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Pagina 13
He had been smoking with Willard Geddie , the consul , on the back porch of the consulate , which was conceded to be the coolest spot in Coralio . “ Hurry up , ” shouted Keogh . “ There's a riot in town on account of a telegram that's ...
He had been smoking with Willard Geddie , the consul , on the back porch of the consulate , which was conceded to be the coolest spot in Coralio . “ Hurry up , ” shouted Keogh . “ There's a riot in town on account of a telegram that's ...
Pagina 24
“ No , there's no news to tell , I believe , " said Gooawin , with a mischievous look in his eye , except that old Geddie is getting grumpier and crosser every day . If something doesn't happen to relieve his mind I'll have to quit ...
“ No , there's no news to tell , I believe , " said Gooawin , with a mischievous look in his eye , except that old Geddie is getting grumpier and crosser every day . If something doesn't happen to relieve his mind I'll have to quit ...
Pagina 25
GEDDIE. ,. consul. for. the. United. States. in Coralio , was working leisurely on his yearly report . Goodwin , who had strolled in as he did daily for a smoke on the much coveted porch , had found him so absorbed in his work that he ...
GEDDIE. ,. consul. for. the. United. States. in Coralio , was working leisurely on his yearly report . Goodwin , who had strolled in as he did daily for a smoke on the much coveted porch , had found him so absorbed in his work that he ...
Pagina 27
Geddie laid down his pen and gathered his Panama hat and umbrella . By the sound he knew it to be the Valhalla , one of the line of fruit vessels plying for the Vesuvius Company . Down to niņos of five years , everyone in Coralio could ...
Geddie laid down his pen and gathered his Panama hat and umbrella . By the sound he knew it to be the Valhalla , one of the line of fruit vessels plying for the Vesuvius Company . Down to niņos of five years , everyone in Coralio could ...
Pagina 28
... and brought in on their backs the Valhalla's purser and the little native officials in their cotton undershirts , blue trousers with red stripes , and fapping straw hats . At college Geddie had been a treasure as a firstbaseman .
... and brought in on their backs the Valhalla's purser and the little native officials in their cotton undershirts , blue trousers with red stripes , and fapping straw hats . At college Geddie had been a treasure as a firstbaseman .
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Cabbages and Kings American fiction IV, 1901-1905 |
| Autore | O. Henry |
| Editore | A. L. Burt Company, 1904 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | l'Universitā della Virginia |
| Digitalizzato | 4 apr 2011 |
| Lunghezza | 310 pagine |
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