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 9
... play at government and intrigue until some day a big , silent gunboat glides into the offing and warns them not to break their toys . And with these changes comes also the small adventurer , with empty pockets to fill , light of heart ...
... play at government and intrigue until some day a big , silent gunboat glides into the offing and warns them not to break their toys . And with these changes comes also the small adventurer , with empty pockets to fill , light of heart ...
Pagina 17
... of a breech - loader . This little literary essay I hold in my hands means a game of Fox - in - the - Morn- ing . Ever play that , Frank , when you was a kid ? " " I think so , " said Goodwin , laughing " Fox - in - the - Morning ” 17.
... of a breech - loader . This little literary essay I hold in my hands means a game of Fox - in - the - Morn- ing . Ever play that , Frank , when you was a kid ? " " I think so , " said Goodwin , laughing " Fox - in - the - Morning ” 17.
Pagina 18
... played . This president man and his companion in play , they stand up over in San Matco , ready for the run , and shout : ' Fox - in - the- Morning ! Me and you , standing here , we say : " Goose and the Gander ! miles is it to London ...
... played . This president man and his companion in play , they stand up over in San Matco , ready for the run , and shout : ' Fox - in - the- Morning ! Me and you , standing here , we say : " Goose and the Gander ! miles is it to London ...
Pagina 19
... play , and mate in three moves . Oh , goosey , goosey , gander , whither do you wander ? By the blessing of the literary telegraph the boodle of this benighted fatherland shall be preserved to the honest political party that is seeking ...
... play , and mate in three moves . Oh , goosey , goosey , gander , whither do you wander ? By the blessing of the literary telegraph the boodle of this benighted fatherland shall be preserved to the honest political party that is seeking ...
Pagina 25
... interception of the fugitives from the capital ; and now it was but a waiting game that he had to play . The consul was interested in his report . He was only twenty - four ; and he had not been 25 II THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE.
... interception of the fugitives from the capital ; and now it was but a waiting game that he had to play . The consul was interested in his report . He was only twenty - four ; and he had not been 25 II THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE.
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