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 8
... there are yet tales of the Spanish Main . That segment of continent washed by the tempestuous Caribbean , and presenting to the sea a formidable border of tropical jungle topped by the overweening Cordilleras , is still begirt by ...
... there are yet tales of the Spanish Main . That segment of continent washed by the tempestuous Caribbean , and presenting to the sea a formidable border of tropical jungle topped by the overweening Cordilleras , is still begirt by ...
Pagina 9
... there is a little tale to tell of many things . Perhaps to the promiscuous ear of the Walrus it shall come with most avail ; for in it there are indeed shoes and ships and sealing - wax and cabbage - palms and presidents instead of ...
... there is a little tale to tell of many things . Perhaps to the promiscuous ear of the Walrus it shall come with most avail ; for in it there are indeed shoes and ships and sealing - wax and cabbage - palms and presidents instead of ...
Pagina 13
... There's a riot in town on account of a telegram that's come for you . You want to be careful about these things , my boy . It won't do to trifle with the feelings of the public this way . You'll be getting a pink note some day with ...
... There's a riot in town on account of a telegram that's come for you . You want to be careful about these things , my boy . It won't do to trifle with the feelings of the public this way . You'll be getting a pink note some day with ...
Pagina 15
... There was always a revolutionary party ; and to it he had always allied himself ; for the ad- herents of a new administration received the rewards of their labours . There was now a Liberal party seeking to overturn President Miraflores ...
... There was always a revolutionary party ; and to it he had always allied himself ; for the ad- herents of a new administration received the rewards of their labours . There was now a Liberal party seeking to overturn President Miraflores ...
Pagina 18
... of the coast to prevent their getting out of the country . " in " By the mule - back schedule , " said Keogh , " it's five days down from San Mateo . We've got plenty : Y of time to set our outposts . There's 18 Cabbages and Kings.
... of the coast to prevent their getting out of the country . " in " By the mule - back schedule , " said Keogh , " it's five days down from San Mateo . We've got plenty : Y of time to set our outposts . There's 18 Cabbages and Kings.
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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