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 97
... revolution . But you can try the experiment . The best chance you have is that the populace may not wake up when you play . There's two ways , ' says the consul , they may take it . They may become inebriated with attention , like an ...
... revolution . But you can try the experiment . The best chance you have is that the populace may not wake up when you play . There's two ways , ' says the consul , they may take it . They may become inebriated with attention , like an ...
Pagina 103
... revolution and upset the administration . It's one of my little chores as private secretary to smell out these revolutions and affix the kibosh before they break out and scratch the paint off the government property . That's why I'm ...
... revolution and upset the administration . It's one of my little chores as private secretary to smell out these revolutions and affix the kibosh before they break out and scratch the paint off the government property . That's why I'm ...
Pagina 140
... revolution in this country very soon . A good sign of it is when the government calls all the time for pesos , pesos , pesos , and pays none out . " Felipe left the collector's office with a look almost of content on his sombre face . A ...
... revolution in this country very soon . A good sign of it is when the government calls all the time for pesos , pesos , pesos , and pays none out . " Felipe left the collector's office with a look almost of content on his sombre face . A ...
Pagina 142
... revolution pre- dicted by the collector flamed out suddenly . It had long been smouldering . At the first note of alarm the admiral of the navy force and fleet made all sail for a larger port on the coast of a neighbouring re- public ...
... revolution pre- dicted by the collector flamed out suddenly . It had long been smouldering . At the first note of alarm the admiral of the navy force and fleet made all sail for a larger port on the coast of a neighbouring re- public ...
Pagina 144
... revolution dry of sensations , and a week afterward will forget it , skimming the seas of the world in his brigantine to add to his already world - famous col- lections . Collections of what ? Por Dios ! of every- thing from postage ...
... revolution dry of sensations , and a week afterward will forget it , skimming the seas of the world in his brigantine to add to his already world - famous col- lections . Collections of what ? Por Dios ! of every- thing from postage ...
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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