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 7
... find her ( as the Coralians would have told you ) the wife of Frank Goodwin , and happily living a life of dull and dreamy inaction ? The underlying threads reach far , stretching across the sea . Following them out it will be made ...
... find her ( as the Coralians would have told you ) the wife of Frank Goodwin , and happily living a life of dull and dreamy inaction ? The underlying threads reach far , stretching across the sea . Following them out it will be made ...
Pagina 26
... find it quoting his reports to the home Board of Health concerning the yellow fever germ . The consul knew that not one in fifty of his acquaint- ances in the States had ever heard of Coralio . He knew that two men , at any rate , would ...
... find it quoting his reports to the home Board of Health concerning the yellow fever germ . The consul knew that not one in fifty of his acquaint- ances in the States had ever heard of Coralio . He knew that two men , at any rate , would ...
Pagina 42
... find Dr. Gregg or Mr. Goodwin or anybody that's a friend to Mr. Geddic , and bring ' em here at once . " " Saints of the skies ! " said Simon , sleepily , " noth- ing has happened to Mr. Geddie ? " " He's under that tarpauling , " said ...
... find Dr. Gregg or Mr. Goodwin or anybody that's a friend to Mr. Geddic , and bring ' em here at once . " " Saints of the skies ! " said Simon , sleepily , " noth- ing has happened to Mr. Geddie ? " " He's under that tarpauling , " said ...
Pagina 51
... meet the guys you speak of , but I won't be here long enough to do much knocking around . That cool gent on the beach spoke of a doctor ; can you tell me where I could find him ? The Rambler ain't quite as steady on her feet as Smith 51.
... meet the guys you speak of , but I won't be here long enough to do much knocking around . That cool gent on the beach spoke of a doctor ; can you tell me where I could find him ? The Rambler ain't quite as steady on her feet as Smith 51.
Pagina 52
... find Dr. Gregg at the hotel , " said the consul . " You can see it from the door- it's that two - story building with the balcony , where the orange - trees are . " The Hotel de los Estranjeros was a dreary hos- telry , in great disuse ...
... find Dr. Gregg at the hotel , " said the consul . " You can see it from the door- it's that two - story building with the balcony , where the orange - trees are . " The Hotel de los Estranjeros was a dreary hos- telry , in great disuse ...
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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 Karlsefin lady land laugh looked Losada Madama Maloney Mellinger morning native never night Number Olivarra Orleans paint Pasa pesos phonograph picture President Miraflores president's republic revolution 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 tion took town trepanning tropics turned Twas valise Vega verree Vesuvius Wahrfield waiting walked White Winchester rifles yacht Zavalla