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
Geddie took his seat , and unrolled with luxurious laziness his bundle of
newspapers . Here in Coralio for two days or longer he would read of goings - on
in the world very much as we of the world read those whimsical contributions to
inexact ...
Geddie took his seat , and unrolled with luxurious laziness his bundle of
newspapers . Here in Coralio for two days or longer he would read of goings - on
in the world very much as we of the world read those whimsical contributions to
inexact ...
Pagina 31
He played coyly and insinuatingly upon the strings of and Madame Rumour and
a little bird ” and “ no one would be surprised , " and ended with congratulations .
Geddie , having finished his breakfast , took his papers to the edge of the gallery
...
He played coyly and insinuatingly upon the strings of and Madame Rumour and
a little bird ” and “ no one would be surprised , " and ended with congratulations .
Geddie , having finished his breakfast , took his papers to the edge of the gallery
...
Pagina 41
He started as if he had touched the cold rotundity of a serpent . He had forgotten
that the bottle was there , He lighted the lamp and fed the monkey . Then , very
deliberately , he lighted a cigar , and took the bottle in his hand , and walked
down ...
He started as if he had touched the cold rotundity of a serpent . He had forgotten
that the bottle was there , He lighted the lamp and fed the monkey . Then , very
deliberately , he lighted a cigar , and took the bottle in his hand , and walked
down ...
Pagina 44
III SMITH GOODWIN and the ardent patriot , Zavalla , took all the precautions that
their foresight could contrive to prevent the escape of President Miraflores and
his tompanion . They sent trusted messengers up the coast to Solitas and Alazan
...
III SMITH GOODWIN and the ardent patriot , Zavalla , took all the precautions that
their foresight could contrive to prevent the escape of President Miraflores and
his tompanion . They sent trusted messengers up the coast to Solitas and Alazan
...
Pagina 46
A boat from the steamer landed her purser with his papers , and took out the
quarantine doctor with his green umbrella and clinical thermometer . Next a
swarm of Caribs began to load upon lighters the thousands of bunches of
bananas ...
A boat from the steamer landed her purser with his papers , and took out the
quarantine doctor with his green umbrella and clinical thermometer . Next a
swarm of Caribs began to load upon lighters the thousands of bunches of
bananas ...
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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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