Cabbages and KingsA. L. Burt Company, 1904 - 312 pagine O. Henry wove together several stories into this highly episodic narrative. Set in the fictional country of Coralio in Central America, a banana republic where larceny is rampant and revolution lurks in every impoverished back alley, this novel offers cutting satire of contemporary politics and prejudices. Yet, in the end, lovers are reunited, poverty obliterated, and sentiment satisfied. |
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Pagina 5
... smile , wresting from her a gift greater than the prize withdrawn . Of the American , Don Frank Goodwin , and of his wife the natives have nothing but good to say . Don Frank has lived among them for years , and has com- pelled their ...
... smile , wresting from her a gift greater than the prize withdrawn . Of the American , Don Frank Goodwin , and of his wife the natives have nothing but good to say . Don Frank has lived among them for years , and has com- pelled their ...
Pagina 8
... smiling . For there are yet tales of the Spanish Main . That segment of continent washed by the tempestuous Caribbean , and presenting to the sea a formidable border of tropical jungle topped by the overweening Cordilleras , is still ...
... smiling . For there are yet tales of the Spanish Main . That segment of continent washed by the tempestuous Caribbean , and presenting to the sea a formidable border of tropical jungle topped by the overweening Cordilleras , is still ...
Pagina 11
... smiling jailer , but even more incorruptible than the frowning moun- tains . The waves swished along the smooth beach ; the parrots screamed in the orange and ceiba - trees ; the palms waved their limber fronds foolishly like an awkward ...
... smiling jailer , but even more incorruptible than the frowning moun- tains . The waves swished along the smooth beach ; the parrots screamed in the orange and ceiba - trees ; the palms waved their limber fronds foolishly like an awkward ...
Pagina 23
... Miss Paula , " said Goodwin , taking off his hat , with his ready smile . There was little dif- ference in his manner whether he addressed women or men . Everybody in Coralio liked to receive the salu- 66 23 Fox - in - the - Morning "
... Miss Paula , " said Goodwin , taking off his hat , with his ready smile . There was little dif- ference in his manner whether he addressed women or men . Everybody in Coralio liked to receive the salu- 66 23 Fox - in - the - Morning "
Pagina 37
... smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie's eyes as he set the bottle down , and laid three cigars side by side on his desk . He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery , and stretched himself comfortably . He would smoke ...
... smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie's eyes as he set the bottle down , and laid three cigars side by side on his desk . He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery , and stretched himself comfortably . He would smoke ...
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admiral aguardiente American Anchuria Atwood bananas beach Beelzebub Billy Keogh Blythe boat bottle captain Caribs Casa Morena chair cigar Clancy coast cocoanut Colonel Falcon consul Coralio crew Dalesburg dark Dicky dollars Don Sabas door drink El Nacional Estebán eyes face Felipe flag friends Geddie graft grass Gregg Guatemala hand head Hemstetter honour Johnny Johnny's Karlsefin lady land laughed looked Losada Madama Maloney Mellinger morning native never night Number Olivarra Orleans paint Pasa pesos phonograph picture President Miraflores president's republic Rosine sail sand says seemed Señor Goodwin señorita shoes shore sloop smile smoke Spanish Spanish Main steamer steps stood street tell there's thing thousand tintype took town trepanning tropics turned Twas valise Vega verree Vesuvius Wahrfield waiting walked White Winchester rifles yacht Zavalla