Cabbages and KingsРипол Классик William Sydney Porter known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings. «Cabbages and Kings» is a wonderful volume of stories in which each personnage explore some individual aspect of life in a mythical Central American town. In this book, O.Henry coined the term «banana republic». |
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CUPIDS EXILE NUMBER TWO | 67 |
THE PHONOGRAPH AND THE GRAFT | 75 |
MONEY MAZE | 91 |
THE SHAMROCK AND THE PALM | 126 |
THE REMNANTS OF THE CODE | 147 |
SHOES | 159 |
SHIPS | 171 |
MASTERS OF ARTS | 182 |
DICKY | 201 |
ROUGE ET NOIR | 216 |
TWO RECALLS | 227 |
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