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 161
... Dalesburg . Dr. Gregg , through the prestige of his whiskers and as a bribe against the relation of his imminent professional tales , was conceded the ham- mock that was swung between the door jamb and a calabash - tree . Keogh had ...
... Dalesburg . Dr. Gregg , through the prestige of his whiskers and as a bribe against the relation of his imminent professional tales , was conceded the ham- mock that was swung between the door jamb and a calabash - tree . Keogh had ...
Pagina 206
... Dalesburg . " 66 it's That so ? " murmured Johnny showing a mild and obligatory interest . " What's it about ? " " Postmaster writes , " explained Keogh . " Says a citizen of the town wants some facts and advice from you . Says the ...
... Dalesburg . " 66 it's That so ? " murmured Johnny showing a mild and obligatory interest . " What's it about ? " " Postmaster writes , " explained Keogh . " Says a citizen of the town wants some facts and advice from you . Says the ...
Pagina 208
... Dalesburg communication was perpetrated : MR . OBADIAH PATTERSON , Dalesburg , Ala . Dear Sir : In reply to your favour of July 2d , I have the honour to inform you that , according to my opinion , there is no place on the habitable ...
... Dalesburg communication was perpetrated : MR . OBADIAH PATTERSON , Dalesburg , Ala . Dear Sir : In reply to your favour of July 2d , I have the honour to inform you that , according to my opinion , there is no place on the habitable ...
Pagina 211
... Dalesburg post- master and its answer had been forgotten by the Coralio exiles . But on the 26th day of July the fruit of the reply appeared upon the tree of events . The Andador , a fruit steamer that visited Coralio regularly , drew ...
... Dalesburg post- master and its answer had been forgotten by the Coralio exiles . But on the 26th day of July the fruit of the reply appeared upon the tree of events . The Andador , a fruit steamer that visited Coralio regularly , drew ...
Pagina 218
... Dalesburg , Ala . Draft for $ 100 comes to you next mail . Ship me immediately 500 pounds stiff , dry cockleburrs . New use here in arts . Market price twenty cents pound . Further orders likely . Rush XIII SHIPS WITHIN a week a ...
... Dalesburg , Ala . Draft for $ 100 comes to you next mail . Ship me immediately 500 pounds stiff , dry cockleburrs . New use here in arts . Market price twenty cents pound . Further orders likely . Rush XIII SHIPS WITHIN a week a ...
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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 Señor Goodwin señorita 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