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 234
... reciting his splendour and the gratitude of his subjects . His statuettes and portraits were scattered throughout the land in every house and hut . One of the syco- phants in his court painted him as St. John , 234 Cabbages and Kings.
... reciting his splendour and the gratitude of his subjects . His statuettes and portraits were scattered throughout the land in every house and hut . One of the syco- phants in his court painted him as St. John , 234 Cabbages and Kings.
Pagina 235
O. Henry. phants in his court painted him as St. John , with a halo and a train of attendants in full uniform . Lo- sada saw nothing incongruous in this picture , and had it hung in a church in the capital . He ordered from a French ...
O. Henry. phants in his court painted him as St. John , with a halo and a train of attendants in full uniform . Lo- sada saw nothing incongruous in this picture , and had it hung in a church in the capital . He ordered from a French ...
Pagina 237
... painting pictures yet . " Keogh glanced about the studio with the shrewd eye of a connoisseur in business . " Yes , you ... paint that does the trick . Now , I can tell you in a minute what I want . I've come on a little voyage of two ...
... painting pictures yet . " Keogh glanced about the studio with the shrewd eye of a connoisseur in business . " Yes , you ... paint that does the trick . Now , I can tell you in a minute what I want . I've come on a little voyage of two ...
Pagina 238
... paint a pic- ture ? Ninety days for the trip , and five thousand dollars for the job . " " Cereal food or hair - tonic posters ? " asked White . " It isn't an ad . " " What kind of a picture is it to be ? " " It's a long story , " said ...
... paint a pic- ture ? Ninety days for the trip , and five thousand dollars for the job . " " Cereal food or hair - tonic posters ? " asked White . " It isn't an ad . " " What kind of a picture is it to be ? " " It's a long story , " said ...
Pagina 239
... painting shop , and I'll help you . " For five months in the year Coralio is the Newport of Anchuria . Then only does the town possess life . From November to March it is practically the seat of government . The president with his ...
... painting shop , and I'll help you . " For five months in the year Coralio is the Newport of Anchuria . Then only does the town possess life . From November to March it is practically the seat of government . The president with his ...
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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