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 12
... door of a small wooden building and looked out . Above the door was a sign that read " Keogh and Clancy ” —a nomenclature that seemed not to be in- digenous to that tropical soil . The man in the door was Billy Keogh , scout of fortune ...
... door of a small wooden building and looked out . Above the door was a sign that read " Keogh and Clancy ” —a nomenclature that seemed not to be in- digenous to that tropical soil . The man in the door was Billy Keogh , scout of fortune ...
Pagina 13
... door of this building tumbled Goodwin at the call . He had been smoking with Willard Ged- die , the consul , on the back porch of the consulate , which was conceded to be the coolest spot in Coralio . " Hurry up , " shouted Keogh ...
... door of this building tumbled Goodwin at the call . He had been smoking with Willard Ged- die , the consul , on the back porch of the consulate , which was conceded to be the coolest spot in Coralio . " Hurry up , " shouted Keogh ...
Pagina 20
... door and expelled a tremendous sigh . " What's the trouble , Billy ? " 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 ...
... door and expelled a tremendous sigh . " What's the trouble , Billy ? " 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 ...
Pagina 40
... door that night he was happier than he had ever been before . " Here in this hollow lotus land , ever to live and lie reclined " seemed to him , as it has seemed to many mariners , the best as well as the easiest . His future would be ...
... door that night he was happier than he had ever been before . " Here in this hollow lotus land , ever to live and lie reclined " seemed to him , as it has seemed to many mariners , the best as well as the easiest . His future would be ...
Pagina 50
... door . " Keep your seat , old man , " said the visitor , with an airy wave of his large hand . " My name's Smith ; and I've come in a yacht . You are the consul - is that right ? A big , cool guy on the beach directed me here . Thought ...
... door . " Keep your seat , old man , " said the visitor , with an airy wave of his large hand . " My name's Smith ; and I've come in a yacht . You are the consul - is that right ? A big , cool guy on the beach directed me here . Thought ...
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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