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
Fifty yards away , on the seaward side of the street , stood the abode of the
consul for the United States . Out from the door of this building tumbled Goodwin
at the call . He had been smoking with Willard Geddie , the consul , on the back
porch ...
Fifty yards away , on the seaward side of the street , stood the abode of the
consul for the United States . Out from the door of this building tumbled Goodwin
at the call . He had been smoking with Willard Geddie , the consul , on the back
porch ...
Pagina 24
... for her mother had been a mestizo lady , and the Spanish blood had brought to
Paula a certain shyness that was an adornment to the other half of her
demonstrative nature , II THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE WILLARD GEDDIE ,
consul 24 ...
... for her mother had been a mestizo lady , and the Spanish blood had brought to
Paula a certain shyness that was an adornment to the other half of her
demonstrative nature , II THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE WILLARD GEDDIE ,
consul 24 ...
Pagina 25
II THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE WILLARD 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 ...
II THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE WILLARD 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 ...
Pagina 26
A little thrill of satisfaction ran through the consul . 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 ...
A little thrill of satisfaction ran through the consul . 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 ...
Pagina 27
The consul sauntered by a roundabout , shaded way to the beach . By reason of
long practice he gauged his stroll so accurately that by the time he arrived on the
sandy shore the boat of the customs officials was rowing back from the steamer ...
The consul sauntered by a roundabout , shaded way to the beach . By reason of
long practice he gauged his stroll so accurately that by the time he arrived on the
sandy shore the boat of the customs officials was rowing back from the steamer ...
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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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