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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SMITH CAUGHT V. Cupid's EXILE NUMBER Two . THE PHONOGRAPH AND
THE GRAFT VII . MONEY MAZE IV . 62 . 82 VI . 92 113 . 130 IX . 144 161 189 204
. VIII . THE ADMIRAL THE FLAG PARAMOUNT X. THE SHAMROCK AND THE ...
SMITH CAUGHT V. Cupid's EXILE NUMBER Two . THE PHONOGRAPH AND
THE GRAFT VII . MONEY MAZE IV . 62 . 82 VI . 92 113 . 130 IX . 144 161 189 204
. VIII . THE ADMIRAL THE FLAG PARAMOUNT X. THE SHAMROCK AND THE ...
Pagina 69
In the hallway above , the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select
the gaudy numbers on the doors . He turned the knob of Number 9 , entered and
closed the door behind him . If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in ...
In the hallway above , the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select
the gaudy numbers on the doors . He turned the knob of Number 9 , entered and
closed the door behind him . If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in ...
Pagina 71
In fact , assistance will be given you in the matter of securing a passage by any
outgoing vessel you may choose . It is on my personal responsibility that I add
congratulations to the gentleman in Number 10 upon his taste in feminine charms
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In fact , assistance will be given you in the matter of securing a passage by any
outgoing vessel you may choose . It is on my personal responsibility that I add
congratulations to the gentleman in Number 10 upon his taste in feminine charms
.
Pagina 72
The gentleman in Number 10 has betrayed a great trust . He has robbed his
people of a large sum , and it is I who will prevent their losing it . I do not say who
that gentleman is ; but if I should be forced to see him and he should prove to be
a ...
The gentleman in Number 10 has betrayed a great trust . He has robbed his
people of a large sum , and it is I who will prevent their losing it . I do not say who
that gentleman is ; but if I should be forced to see him and he should prove to be
a ...
Pagina 73
I was advised by wire of the movements of the gentleman in Number 10. " “ May I
ask you two or three questions ? I believe you to be a man more apt to be truthful
than timid . What sort of a town is this - Coralio , I think they call it ? ” “ Not much ...
I was advised by wire of the movements of the gentleman in Number 10. " “ May I
ask you two or three questions ? I believe you to be a man more apt to be truthful
than timid . What sort of a town is this - Coralio , I think they call it ? ” “ Not much ...
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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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