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 20
... asked Goodwin , pausing . " That's the first time I ever heard you sigh . " " " Tis the last , " said Keogh . " With that sorrow- ful puff of wind I resign myself to a life of praise- worthy but harassing honesty . What are tintypes ...
... asked Goodwin , pausing . " That's the first time I ever heard you sigh . " " " Tis the last , " said Keogh . " With that sorrow- ful puff of wind I resign myself to a life of praise- worthy but harassing honesty . What are tintypes ...
Pagina 67
... asked Goodwin . " But once , " answered Estebán . " He is tall ; and he had weeskers , verree black and sufficient . " " Was anyone else present when you shaved him ? " " An old Indian woman , Señor , that belonged with the casa , and ...
... asked Goodwin . " But once , " answered Estebán . " He is tall ; and he had weeskers , verree black and sufficient . " " Was anyone else present when you shaved him ? " " An old Indian woman , Señor , that belonged with the casa , and ...
Pagina 72
... " The lady arose from her chair and stood for a mo- ment , thinking deeply . " Do you live here , Mr. Goodwin ? " she asked , presently . " Yes . " " What is your authority for this intrusion ? " 72 Cabbages and Kings *
... " The lady arose from her chair and stood for a mo- ment , thinking deeply . " Do you live here , Mr. Goodwin ? " she asked , presently . " Yes . " " What is your authority for this intrusion ? " 72 Cabbages and Kings *
Pagina 77
... asked himself , should he be so well pleased to think this wandering and unscrupulous singer not so black as report had painted her ? A noise in the other room startled them both . The door swung open , and a tall , elderly , dark com ...
... asked himself , should he be so well pleased to think this wandering and unscrupulous singer not so black as report had painted her ? A noise in the other room startled them both . The door swung open , and a tall , elderly , dark com ...
Pagina 90
... asked Johnny . " Just to show ' em that he doesn't care ? " " That noise you heard is a phonograph , " said Keogh . " I sold him that . Mellinger had a graft in this country that was the only thing of its kind in the world . The tooting ...
... asked Johnny . " Just to show ' em that he doesn't care ? " " That noise you heard is a phonograph , " said Keogh . " I sold him that . Mellinger had a graft in this country that was the only thing of its kind in the world . The tooting ...
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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