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 26
Perhaps , he thought , the State Department , upon reading his introduction , would notice — and then he , leaned back in his chair and laughed . He was getting as bad as the others . For the moment he had forgotten that Coralio was an ...
Perhaps , he thought , the State Department , upon reading his introduction , would notice — and then he , leaned back in his chair and laughed . He was getting as bad as the others . For the moment he had forgotten that Coralio was an ...
Pagina 29
One room was the official apartment , furnished chastely with a flat - top desk , a hammock , and three uncomfortable cane - seated chairs . Engravings of the first and latest president of the country represented hung against the wall .
One room was the official apartment , furnished chastely with a flat - top desk , a hammock , and three uncomfortable cane - seated chairs . Engravings of the first and latest president of the country represented hung against the wall .
Pagina 30
Opening this the consul rested it upon the table , supporting its weight with the aid of the back of a chair . Then he partook of his meal deliberately , turning the leaves from time to time and glancing half idly at the contents .
Opening this the consul rested it upon the table , supporting its weight with the aid of the back of a chair . Then he partook of his meal deliberately , turning the leaves from time to time and glancing half idly at the contents .
Pagina 31
Geddie , having finished his breakfast , took his papers to the edge of the gallery , and sat there in his favourite steamer chair with his feet on the bamboo railing .
Geddie , having finished his breakfast , took his papers to the edge of the gallery , and sat there in his favourite steamer chair with his feet on the bamboo railing .
Pagina 37
He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery , and stretched himself comfortably . He would smoke those three cigars while considering the problem . For it amounted to a problem .
He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery , and stretched himself comfortably . He would smoke those three cigars while considering the problem . For it amounted to a problem .
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admiral American Anchuria asked bananas beach began Billy Blythe boat bottle brought capital captain carried chair cigar Clancy close coast consul Coralio dark Dicky dollars door entered eyes face five followed friends fruit Geddie give Goodwin hand head heard Henry hundred Johnny keep Keogh kind lady land light looked means Mellinger minutes morning move native never night once paint passed picture play president republic running says seemed Señor shoes shore side sitting sloop smile soon Spanish speak stand steamer steps stood street tell there's thing thought thousand told took town tree tropics turned Twas waiting walked White York young
Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Cabbages and Kings American fiction IV, 1901-1905 The complete edition of O. Henry |
| Autore | O. Henry |
| Editore | A. L. Burt Company, 1904 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | l'Università della Virginia |
| Digitalizzato | 4 apr 2011 |
| Lunghezza | 312 pagine |
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