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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Pagina 14
... side of the street, stood the abode of the consul for the United States. Out from the door of this building tumbled Goodwin at the call. He had been smoking with Willard Geddie, the consul, on the back porch of the consulate, which was ...
... side of the street, stood the abode of the consul for the United States. Out from the door of this building tumbled Goodwin at the call. He had been smoking with Willard Geddie, the consul, on the back porch of the consulate, which was ...
Pagina 22
... side streets were covered by A growth of thick, rank grass, which was kept to A navigable shortness by the machetes of the police. Stone sidewalks, little more than A ledge in width, ran along the base of the mean and monotonous adobe ...
... side streets were covered by A growth of thick, rank grass, which was kept to A navigable shortness by the machetes of the police. Stone sidewalks, little more than A ledge in width, ran along the base of the mean and monotonous adobe ...
Pagina 27
... sides of it. One room was the official apartment, furnished chastely with A flattop desk, A hammock, and three ... side of the gallery facing the seA – A spot famous as the coolest in Coralio. The breakfast consisted of shark's fin ...
... sides of it. One room was the official apartment, furnished chastely with A flattop desk, A hammock, and three ... side of the gallery facing the seA – A spot famous as the coolest in Coralio. The breakfast consisted of shark's fin ...
Pagina 33
... side by side on his desk. He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery, and stretched himself comfortably. He would smoke those three cigars while considering the problem. For it amounted to A problem. He almost wished that he had not ...
... side by side on his desk. He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery, and stretched himself comfortably. He would smoke those three cigars while considering the problem. For it amounted to A problem. He almost wished that he had not ...
Pagina 44
... side of it, enclosed by A low, rock wall over which A tallman might easily step. The house was of plastered adobe, stained A hundred shades of colour by the salt breeze and the sun. Upon its upper balcony opened A central door and two ...
... side of it, enclosed by A low, rock wall over which A tallman might easily step. The house was of plastered adobe, stained A hundred shades of colour by the salt breeze and the sun. Upon its upper balcony opened A central door and two ...
Sommario
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| 52 | |
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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