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 158
... Captain McLeod leaned over the side . " Well , seņor , the jig is up , I'm told . " " The jig is up ? " Don Sabas looked perplexed for a moment . " That revolution - ah , yes ! " With a shrug of his shoulders he dismissed the matter ...
... Captain McLeod leaned over the side . " Well , seņor , the jig is up , I'm told . " " The jig is up ? " Don Sabas looked perplexed for a moment . " That revolution - ah , yes ! " With a shrug of his shoulders he dismissed the matter ...
Pagina 159
... captain - moved to quit the sloop . Don Sabas lagged a little behind , looking at the still form of the late admiral , sprawled in his paltry trappings . " Pobrecito loco , " he said softly . He was a brilliant cosmopolite and a ...
... captain - moved to quit the sloop . Don Sabas lagged a little behind , looking at the still form of the late admiral , sprawled in his paltry trappings . " Pobrecito loco , " he said softly . He was a brilliant cosmopolite and a ...
Pagina 168
... captain calls the purser , and they pipe up the chief engineer , and the whole gang leans against the cabin and laughs at Clancy's wardrobe for Guatemala . " I reflects a bit , serious , and asks the general again to denominate the ...
... captain calls the purser , and they pipe up the chief engineer , and the whole gang leans against the cabin and laughs at Clancy's wardrobe for Guatemala . " I reflects a bit , serious , and asks the general again to denominate the ...
Pagina 182
... captains view me , they shall throw me again to those Guatemala . Those things are not good . Guate- mala will shoot General De Vega . Therefore , I am hide and remain silent . Life itself is glorious . Lib- erty , it is pretty good ...
... captains view me , they shall throw me again to those Guatemala . Those things are not good . Guate- mala will shoot General De Vega . Therefore , I am hide and remain silent . Life itself is glorious . Lib- erty , it is pretty good ...
Pagina 214
... captain of the Andador inter- preted the business of the new arrivals . Rosine looked healthy and very much alive . She was gazing at the strange scenes around her with amused interest . There was a faint blush upon her round cheek as ...
... captain of the Andador inter- preted the business of the new arrivals . Rosine looked healthy and very much alive . She was gazing at the strange scenes around her with amused interest . There was a faint blush upon her round cheek as ...
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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 Seņor Goodwin seņorita 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