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 24
O. Henry. say no . " Is there any news , Mr. Goodwin ? Please don't Isn't it warm ? I feel just like Mariana in her moated grange- or was it a range ? —it's hot enough . " " No , there's no news to tell , I believe , " said Good- win ...
O. Henry. say no . " Is there any news , Mr. Goodwin ? Please don't Isn't it warm ? I feel just like Mariana in her moated grange- or was it a range ? —it's hot enough . " " No , there's no news to tell , I believe , " said Good- win ...
Pagina 40
... say him nay , he was thrilled with joy at the com- pleteness and sweetness of her surrender . Here was surely a heart made for love and steadfastness . Here was no caprice or questionings or captious standards of convention . When ...
... say him nay , he was thrilled with joy at the com- pleteness and sweetness of her surrender . Here was surely a heart made for love and steadfastness . Here was no caprice or questionings or captious standards of convention . When ...
Pagina 56
... the deserted bar ; and Ma- dama set out a bottle without waiting for the doctor's order . There was no dust on it . After they had drank twice Smith said : " You say there were no passengers on the Karlse- 56 Cabbages and Kings.
... the deserted bar ; and Ma- dama set out a bottle without waiting for the doctor's order . There was no dust on it . After they had drank twice Smith said : " You say there were no passengers on the Karlse- 56 Cabbages and Kings.
Pagina 57
O. Henry. " You say there were no passengers on the Karlse- fin , Doc ? Are you sure about that ? It seems to me I heard somebody down on the beach say that there was one or two aboard . " " They were mistaken , sir . I myself went out ...
O. Henry. " You say there were no passengers on the Karlse- fin , Doc ? Are you sure about that ? It seems to me I heard somebody down on the beach say that there was one or two aboard . " " They were mistaken , sir . I myself went out ...
Pagina 58
... Say , Doc , " he said , solemnly , " I want to hear that story . You've got me interested ; and I don't want to miss the rest of it . I know it's a loola by the way it begins ; and I want to tell it at the next meet- ing of the Barney O ...
... Say , Doc , " he said , solemnly , " I want to hear that story . You've got me interested ; and I don't want to miss the rest of it . I know it's a loola by the way it begins ; and I want to tell it at the next meet- ing of the Barney O ...
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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 tintype tion took town trepanning tropics turned Twas valise Vega verree Vesuvius Wahrfield waiting walked White Winchester rifles yacht Zavalla