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 30
Presently he was struck by something familiar to him in a picture - a half - page ,
badly printed reproduction of a photograph of a vessel . Languidly interested , he
leaned for a nearer scrutiny and a view of the florid headlines of the column next
...
Presently he was struck by something familiar to him in a picture - a half - page ,
badly printed reproduction of a photograph of a vessel . Languidly interested , he
leaned for a nearer scrutiny and a view of the florid headlines of the column next
...
Pagina 47
Men owning pleasure yachts generally harmonize better with them . Smith looked
business , but he was no advertiser . He commented upon the scenery ,
remarking upon its fidelity to the pictures in the geography ; and then inquired for
the ...
Men owning pleasure yachts generally harmonize better with them . Smith looked
business , but he was no advertiser . He commented upon the scenery ,
remarking upon its fidelity to the pictures in the geography ; and then inquired for
the ...
Pagina 77
All the pictures of President Miraflores represent him as the possessor of a
luxuriant supply of dark and carefully tended whiskers ; but the story of the barber
, Estebán , had prepared Goodwin for the change . The man stumbled in from the
...
All the pictures of President Miraflores represent him as the possessor of a
luxuriant supply of dark and carefully tended whiskers ; but the story of the barber
, Estebán , had prepared Goodwin for the change . The man stumbled in from the
...
Pagina 81
There are floors polished like mirrors and covered with hand - woven Indian rugs
of silk fibre , tall ornaments and pictures , musical instruments and papered walls
— “ figure - it - to - yourself ! ” they exclaim . But they cannot tell you in Coralio ...
There are floors polished like mirrors and covered with hand - woven Indian rugs
of silk fibre , tall ornaments and pictures , musical instruments and papered walls
— “ figure - it - to - yourself ! ” they exclaim . But they cannot tell you in Coralio ...
Pagina 153
I have seen your picture in a book . You are Sabas Placido , traitor to your country
. With your face to a wall . So , you will die . I am the admiral , and I will take you to
them . With your face to a wall . Yes . " Don Sabas half turned and waved his ...
I have seen your picture in a book . You are Sabas Placido , traitor to your country
. With your face to a wall . So , you will die . I am the admiral , and I will take you to
them . With your face to a wall . Yes . " Don Sabas half turned and waved his ...
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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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