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 52
... containing broad jalousies instead of sashes . The lower floor communicated
by two doorways with the narrow , rock - paved sidewalk . The pulperia - or
drinking shop - of the proprietress , Madama Timotea Ortiz , occupied the ground
floor .
... containing broad jalousies instead of sashes . The lower floor communicated
by two doorways with the narrow , rock - paved sidewalk . The pulperia - or
drinking shop - of the proprietress , Madama Timotea Ortiz , occupied the ground
floor .
Pagina 53
... dismal upper story ; sometimes a minor native official on some trifling
government quest would have his pomp and majesty awed by Madama's
sepulchral hospitality . But Madama sat behind her bar content , not desiring to
quarrel with Fate .
... dismal upper story ; sometimes a minor native official on some trifling
government quest would have his pomp and majesty awed by Madama's
sepulchral hospitality . But Madama sat behind her bar content , not desiring to
quarrel with Fate .
Pagina 56
The two leaned against the deserted bar ; and Madama set out a bottle without
waiting for the doctor's order . There was no dust on it . After they had drank twice
Smith said : You say there were no passengers on the Karlsefin , 56 Cabbages ...
The two leaned against the deserted bar ; and Madama set out a bottle without
waiting for the doctor's order . There was no dust on it . After they had drank twice
Smith said : You say there were no passengers on the Karlsefin , 56 Cabbages ...
Pagina 65
... impatience of one unused to his entry being stayed . Madama was long in
response ; but after Caught 65.
... impatience of one unused to his entry being stayed . Madama was long in
response ; but after Caught 65.
Pagina 66
Madama was long in response ; but after a time her light showed , the door was
opened , and the guests housed . Goodwin stood in the quiet street , lighting
another cigar . In two minutes a faint gleam began to show between the slats of
the ...
Madama was long in response ; but after a time her light showed , the door was
opened , and the guests housed . Goodwin stood in the quiet street , lighting
another cigar . In two minutes a faint gleam began to show between the slats of
the ...
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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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