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. |
Dall'interno del libro
Risultati 1-5 di 31
Pagina 5
... light opera captured the mature president's fancy , or to her share in that statesman's downfall and mal- feasance , the Latin shrug of the shoulder would be your only answer and rebuttal . What prejudices there were in Coralio ...
... light opera captured the mature president's fancy , or to her share in that statesman's downfall and mal- feasance , the Latin shrug of the shoulder would be your only answer and rebuttal . What prejudices there were in Coralio ...
Pagina 9
... light of heart , busy - brained - the modern fairy prince , bearing an alarm clock with which , more surely than by the sentimental kiss , to awaken the beautiful tropics from their centuries ' sleep . ally he wears a shamrock , which ...
... light of heart , busy - brained - the modern fairy prince , bearing an alarm clock with which , more surely than by the sentimental kiss , to awaken the beautiful tropics from their centuries ' sleep . ally he wears a shamrock , which ...
Pagina 23
... light . " Good evening , 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- tation of ...
... light . " Good evening , 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- tation of ...
Pagina 37
... light and turning it judiciously , he made out that it contained a double sheet of note - paper filled with close writing ; further , that the paper was of the same size and shade as that always used by Ida ; and that , to the best of ...
... light and turning it judiciously , he made out that it contained a double sheet of note - paper filled with close writing ; further , that the paper was of the same size and shade as that always used by Ida ; and that , to the best of ...
Pagina 39
... light and frivolous about it , if not actually contemptuous . The thought stirred his pride and subdued what- ever emotions had been resurrected by the finding of the bottle . Geddie put on his coat and hat and walked out . He followed ...
... light and frivolous about it , if not actually contemptuous . The thought stirred his pride and subdued what- ever emotions had been resurrected by the finding of the bottle . Geddie put on his coat and hat and walked out . He followed ...
Altre edizioni - Visualizza tutto
Parole e frasi comuni
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