Cabbages and KingsDoubleday, Page, 1919 - 312 pagine A 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 107
O. Henry. know that you stand in the president's favour , and we know your influence . The government will be changed . We know the worth of your services . services . We esteem your friendship and aid so much that'— Mellinger rises his ...
O. Henry. know that you stand in the president's favour , and we know your influence . The government will be changed . We know the worth of your services . services . We esteem your friendship and aid so much that'— Mellinger rises his ...
Pagina 114
... president's death . Two or three who were thus examined , among whom was the barber Estebán , declared that they had identified the body of the president before its burial . " Of a truth , " testified Estebán before the mighty secretary ...
... president's death . Two or three who were thus examined , among whom was the barber Estebán , declared that they had identified the body of the president before its burial . " Of a truth , " testified Estebán before the mighty secretary ...
Pagina 123
... President's tastes would have permitted him to abandon on the route , as excess baggage , either of the desirable articles with which his flight was burdened . " 1 " I suppose you would like to hear what I have to say about the affair ...
... President's tastes would have permitted him to abandon on the route , as excess baggage , either of the desirable articles with which his flight was burdened . " 1 " I suppose you would like to hear what I have to say about the affair ...
Pagina 136
... president's bidding . This document that I present to you confers upon you the title of Admiral of this great republic , and gives you absolute com- mand of the naval forces and fleet of our country . You may think , friend Felipe ...
... president's bidding . This document that I present to you confers upon you the title of Admiral of this great republic , and gives you absolute com- mand of the naval forces and fleet of our country . You may think , friend Felipe ...
Pagina 145
... president's forces tri- umphed ; and there was a rumour that the leaders of the revolt had been forced to fly , hotly pursued . In the little telegraph office at Coralio there was always a gathering of officials and loyal citizens ...
... president's forces tri- umphed ; and there was a rumour that the leaders of the revolt had been forced to fly , hotly pursued . In the little telegraph office at Coralio there was always a gathering of officials and loyal citizens ...
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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 Karlsefin lady land laugh looked Losada Madama Maloney Mellinger morning native never night Number Olivarra Orleans paint Pasa pesos phonograph picture President Miraflores president's republic revolution 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 tintypes tion took town trepanning tropics turned Twas valise Vega verree Vesuvius Wahrfield waiting walked White Winchester rifles yacht Zavalla