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 28
At night a sloop or two would be making strange trips in and out along the shore ;
and in the morning the stock of ThreeStar Hennessey , wines and dry goods in
Coralio would be found vastly increased . It has also been said that the customs ...
At night a sloop or two would be making strange trips in and out along the shore ;
and in the morning the stock of ThreeStar Hennessey , wines and dry goods in
Coralio would be found vastly increased . It has also been said that the customs ...
Pagina 33
sea and mountains , and the many shapes of love and magic and beauty that
bloomed in the white tropic nights - with all he was more than content . Also ,
there was Paula Brannigan . Geddie intended to marry Paula — if , of course ,
she ...
sea and mountains , and the many shapes of love and magic and beauty that
bloomed in the white tropic nights - with all he was more than content . Also ,
there was Paula Brannigan . Geddie intended to marry Paula — if , of course ,
she ...
Pagina 37
Throwing off his hat and coat , and lighting a lamp for the night had crowded
precipitately upon the brief twilight - he began to examine his piece of sea
salvage . By holding the bottle near the light and turning it judiciously , he made
out that it ...
Throwing off his hat and coat , and lighting a lamp for the night had crowded
precipitately upon the brief twilight - he began to examine his piece of sea
salvage . By holding the bottle near the light and turning it judiciously , he made
out that it ...
Pagina 40
When Geddie kissed Paula at her door that night he was happier than he had
ever been before . “ Here in this hollow lotus land , ever to live and lie reclined ”
seemed to him , as it has seemed to many mariners , the best as well as the
easiest .
When Geddie kissed Paula at her door that night he was happier than he had
ever been before . “ Here in this hollow lotus land , ever to live and lie reclined ”
seemed to him , as it has seemed to many mariners , the best as well as the
easiest .
Pagina 46
The purser declared that the steamer would remain at anchor until morning ,
taking on her fruit during the night . The Karlsefin had come , he said , from New
York , to which port her latest load of oranges and cocoanuts had been conveyed
.
The purser declared that the steamer would remain at anchor until morning ,
taking on her fruit during the night . The Karlsefin had come , he said , from New
York , to which port her latest load of oranges and cocoanuts had been conveyed
.
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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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