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
Geddie leaped high and caught the roll with a sounding “ thwack . ” The loungers
on the beach — about a third of the population of the town — laughed and
applauded delightedly . Every week they expected to see that roll of papers
delivered ...
Geddie leaped high and caught the roll with a sounding “ thwack . ” The loungers
on the beach — about a third of the population of the town — laughed and
applauded delightedly . Every week they expected to see that roll of papers
delivered ...
Pagina 172
The general man expanded his rotundity and laughed considerable . Yes , he
laughed very long and loud , and I , Clancy , stood and waited . 6 • Comical mans
! ' he shouts , at last . “ So you will kill me from the laughing . Yes ; it is hard to find
...
The general man expanded his rotundity and laughed considerable . Yes , he
laughed very long and loud , and I , Clancy , stood and waited . 6 • Comical mans
! ' he shouts , at last . “ So you will kill me from the laughing . Yes ; it is hard to find
...
Pagina 183
Laugh , he did , hearty and long . He shook with laughin ' , the black - faced rebel
and outcast , standin ' neck - deep in bananas , without friends or country . “ Ah ,
seņor , " he snickers , ' to the death you would have laughed at that drollest Irish ...
Laugh , he did , hearty and long . He shook with laughin ' , the black - faced rebel
and outcast , standin ' neck - deep in bananas , without friends or country . “ Ah ,
seņor , " he snickers , ' to the death you would have laughed at that drollest Irish ...
Pagina 206
... his bad temper , Johnny's hammock swayed with his laughter . Keogh laughed
too ; and the pet monkey on the top shelf of the bookcase chattered in shrill
sympathy with the ironical reception of the letter from Dalesburg . Ģ Great bunions
!
... his bad temper , Johnny's hammock swayed with his laughter . Keogh laughed
too ; and the pet monkey on the top shelf of the bookcase chattered in shrill
sympathy with the ironical reception of the letter from Dalesburg . Ģ Great bunions
!
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Parole e frasi comuni
admiral American Anchuria asked bananas beach began Billy Blythe boat bottle brought captain carried cigar Clancy close coast consul Coralio dark Dicky dollars door entered eyes face feet five followed friends fruit Geddie give Goodwin hand head heard Henry hundred Johnny keep Keogh kind knew lady land light looked means Mellinger minutes morning move native never night once paint picture play president republic running says seemed Seņor shoes shore side sloop smile smoke soon Spanish speak steamer steps stood street talk 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 |
| 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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