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 9
The little opéra - bouffe nations play at government and intrigue until some day a big , silent gunboat glides into the offing and warns them not to break their toys . And with these changes comes also the small adventurer , with empty ...
The little opéra - bouffe nations play at government and intrigue until some day a big , silent gunboat glides into the offing and warns them not to break their toys . And with these changes comes also the small adventurer , with empty ...
Pagina 18
Ever play that , Frank , when you was a kid ? ” “ I think so , ” said Goodwin , laughing . “ You join hands all ' round , and " “ You do not , ” interrupted Keogh . “ You've got a fine sporting game head with · All Around the Rosebush .
Ever play that , Frank , when you was a kid ? ” “ I think so , ” said Goodwin , laughing . “ You join hands all ' round , and " “ You do not , ” interrupted Keogh . “ You've got a fine sporting game head with · All Around the Rosebush .
Pagina 19
It's as easy as a chess problem fox to play , and mate in three moves . goosey , gander , whither do you wander ? By the blessing of the literary telegraph the boodle of this benighted fatherland shall be preserved to the honest ...
It's as easy as a chess problem fox to play , and mate in three moves . goosey , gander , whither do you wander ? By the blessing of the literary telegraph the boodle of this benighted fatherland shall be preserved to the honest ...
Pagina 25
His plans were completed for the interception of the fugitives from the capital ; and now it was but a waiting game that he had to play . The consul was interested in his report . He was - - only twenty - four ; and he had 26 THE LOTUS ...
His plans were completed for the interception of the fugitives from the capital ; and now it was but a waiting game that he had to play . The consul was interested in his report . He was - - only twenty - four ; and he had 26 THE LOTUS ...
Pagina 31
He played coyly and insinuatingly upon the strings of and “ Madame Rumour and bird ” and “ no one would be surprised , ” and ended with congratulations . Geddie , having finished his breakfast , took his papers to the edge of the ...
He played coyly and insinuatingly upon the strings of and “ Madame Rumour and bird ” and “ no one would be surprised , ” and ended with congratulations . Geddie , having finished his breakfast , took his papers to the edge of the ...
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