Cabbages and KingsDoubleday, Page & Company for Review of Reviews, 1916 - 312 pagine A 1904 novel made up of interlinked short stories, written by O. Henry and set in a fictitious Central American country called the Republic of Anchuria. It takes its title from the poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter", featured in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass. Its plot contains famous elements in the poem: shoes and ships and sealing wax, cabbages and kings. It was inspired by the characters and situations that O. Henry encountered in Honduras in the late 1890s. |
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Pagina 12
... looked out . Above the door was a sign that read " Keogh and Clancy " — a nomenclature that seemed not to be in- digenous to that tropical soil . The man in the door was Billy Keogh , scout of fortune and progress and . latter - day ...
... looked out . Above the door was a sign that read " Keogh and Clancy " — a nomenclature that seemed not to be in- digenous to that tropical soil . The man in the door was Billy Keogh , scout of fortune and progress and . latter - day ...
Pagina 31
... pers to the edge of the gallery , and sat there in his favourite steamer chair with his feet on the bamboo railing . He lighted a cigar , and looked out upon the sea . He felt a glow of satisfaction at finding The Lotus and the Bottle 31.
... pers to the edge of the gallery , and sat there in his favourite steamer chair with his feet on the bamboo railing . He lighted a cigar , and looked out upon the sea . He felt a glow of satisfaction at finding The Lotus and the Bottle 31.
Pagina 47
... looked business , but he was no advertiser . He commented upon the scenery , remarking upon its fidelity to the pictures in the geography ; and then in- quired for the United States consul . Goodwin pointed out the starred - and ...
... looked business , but he was no advertiser . He commented upon the scenery , remarking upon its fidelity to the pictures in the geography ; and then in- quired for the United States consul . Goodwin pointed out the starred - and ...
Pagina 67
... looked upon the street , and observing whether anyone should attempt to leave the house by any door or window . Goodwin himself went to the door through which the guests had entered , opened it and stepped inside . Madama had returned ...
... looked upon the street , and observing whether anyone should attempt to leave the house by any door or window . Goodwin himself went to the door through which the guests had entered , opened it and stepped inside . Madama had returned ...
Pagina 68
... looked up without surprise or alarm as her third caller entered . " Ah ! it is the Seņor Goodwin . Not often does he honour my poor house by his presence . " “ I must come oftener , " said Goodwin , with the Goodwin smile . " I hear ...
... looked up without surprise or alarm as her third caller entered . " Ah ! it is the Seņor Goodwin . Not often does he honour my poor house by his presence . " “ I must come oftener , " said Goodwin , with the Goodwin smile . " I hear ...
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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 Johnny's Karlsefin lady land laughed looked Losada Madama Maloney Mellinger morning native never night Number Olivarra Orleans paint Pasa pesos phonograph picture President Miraflores president's republic Rosine sail sand says seemed Seņor Goodwin seņorita shoes shore sloop smile smoke Spanish Spanish Main steamer steps stood street tell there's thing thousand tintype took town trepanning tropics turned Twas valise Vega verree Vesuvius Wahrfield waiting walked White Winchester rifles yacht Zavalla