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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Risultati 6-10 di 16
Pagina 68
... Madama , and let us have the proof in un vasito for each of us . " " My aguardiente , " said Madama , with pride , " is the best . It grows , in beautiful bottles , in the dark places among the banana - trees . Si , Señor . Only at ...
... Madama , and let us have the proof in un vasito for each of us . " " My aguardiente , " said Madama , with pride , " is the best . It grows , in beautiful bottles , in the dark places among the banana - trees . Si , Señor . Only at ...
Pagina 69
... Madama , placidly . " Why should not Señor Goodwin ascend and speak to his friends ? Está bueno . Room Numero 9 and room Numero 10. ” Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried , and ascended the steep ...
... Madama , placidly . " Why should not Señor Goodwin ascend and speak to his friends ? Está bueno . Room Numero 9 and room Numero 10. ” Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried , and ascended the steep ...
Pagina 119
... Madama Ortiz , whose eyes are so sharp for the sight of a revenue official , does not remember that there was any baggage . " Mrs. Goodwin laid down her brush and sighed . " I am so sorry , Frank , " she said , " that they are giving ...
... Madama Ortiz , whose eyes are so sharp for the sight of a revenue official , does not remember that there was any baggage . " Mrs. Goodwin laid down her brush and sighed . " I am so sorry , Frank , " she said , " that they are giving ...
Pagina 193
... Madama Vasquez , Madama's boarders were just sitting down to freshly - baked bread , aguacates , pines and delicious coffee that sent forth odorous guarantee of its quality upon the breeze . The Remnants of the Code 193.
... Madama Vasquez , Madama's boarders were just sitting down to freshly - baked bread , aguacates , pines and delicious coffee that sent forth odorous guarantee of its quality upon the breeze . The Remnants of the Code 193.
Pagina 194
O. Henry. forth odorous guarantee of its quality upon the breeze . Madama was serving ; she turned her shy , stolid , melancholy gaze for a moment out the win- dow ; she saw Blythe , and her expression turned more shy and embarrassed ...
O. Henry. forth odorous guarantee of its quality upon the breeze . Madama was serving ; she turned her shy , stolid , melancholy gaze for a moment out the win- dow ; she saw Blythe , and her expression turned more shy and embarrassed ...
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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