Cabbages and KingsA series of stories which each explore some individual aspect of life in a paralytically sleepy Central American town while each advancing some aspect of the larger plot and relating back one to another in a complex structure which slowly explicates its own background even as it painstakingly erects a town which is one of the most detailed literary creations of the period. In this book, O. Henry coined the term "banana republic." |
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Pagina 13
He had been smoking with Willard Geddie , the consul , on the back porch of the
consulate , which was conceded to be the coolest spot in Coralio . Hurry up , ”
shouted Keogh . 66 There's a riot in town on account of a telegram that's come for
...
He had been smoking with Willard Geddie , the consul , on the back porch of the
consulate , which was conceded to be the coolest spot in Coralio . Hurry up , ”
shouted Keogh . 66 There's a riot in town on account of a telegram that's come for
...
Pagina 14
It had been his task to send a confidential message to his friend in Coralio . This
could not have been accomplished in either Spanish or English , for the eye
politic in Anchuria was an active one . The Ins and the Outs were perpetually on
their ...
It had been his task to send a confidential message to his friend in Coralio . This
could not have been accomplished in either Spanish or English , for the eye
politic in Anchuria was an active one . The Ins and the Outs were perpetually on
their ...
Pagina 16
The reference to the “ jack - rabbit line ” could mean nothing else than the mule -
back system of transport that prevailed between Coralio and the capital . The hint
that the “ boodle ” was “ six figures short ” made the condition of the national ...
The reference to the “ jack - rabbit line ” could mean nothing else than the mule -
back system of transport that prevailed between Coralio and the capital . The hint
that the “ boodle ” was “ six figures short ” made the condition of the national ...
Pagina 19
... and wriggled like a snake through sunless forests teeming with menacing
insect and animal life . After descending to the foothills it turned to a trident , the
central prong ending at Alazan . Another branched off to Coralio ; the third
penetrated ...
... and wriggled like a snake through sunless forests teeming with menacing
insect and animal life . After descending to the foothills it turned to a trident , the
central prong ending at Alazan . Another branched off to Coralio ; the third
penetrated ...
Pagina 23
On the principal street running along the beach — the Broadway of Coralio —
were the larger stores , the government bodega and post - office , the cuartel , the
rum - shops and the market place . On his way Goodwin passed the house of ...
On the principal street running along the beach — the Broadway of Coralio —
were the larger stores , the government bodega and post - office , the cuartel , the
rum - shops and the market place . On his way Goodwin passed the house of ...
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Cabbages and Kings American fiction IV, 1901-1905 |
| Autore | O. Henry |
| Editore | A. L. Burt Company, 1904 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | l'Universitā della Virginia |
| Digitalizzato | 4 apr 2011 |
| Lunghezza | 310 pagine |
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