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 21
... there's Irish blood in your ances- try . " 99 " I never saw her either , " went on Keogh ; " but they say she's got all the ladies of mythology , sculp- ture , and fiction reduced to chromos . They say she can look at a man once , and ...
... there's Irish blood in your ances- try . " 99 " I never saw her either , " went on Keogh ; " but they say she's got all the ladies of mythology , sculp- ture , and fiction reduced to chromos . They say she can look at a man once , and ...
Pagina 23
... , " said Goodwin , taking off his hat , with his ready smile . There was little dif- ference in his manner whether he addressed women or men . Everybody in Coralio liked to receive the salu- 66 23 Fox - in - the - Morning "
... , " said Goodwin , taking off his hat , with his ready smile . There was little dif- ference in his manner whether he addressed women or men . Everybody in Coralio liked to receive the salu- 66 23 Fox - in - the - Morning "
Pagina 24
... there any news , Mr. Goodwin ? Please don't say no . Isn't it warm ? I feel just like Mariana in or was it a range ? - it's hot her moated grange enough . " " No , there's no news to tell , I believe , " said Good- win , with a ...
... there any news , Mr. Goodwin ? Please don't say no . Isn't it warm ? I feel just like Mariana in or was it a range ? - it's hot her moated grange enough . " " No , there's no news to tell , I believe , " said Good- win , with a ...
Pagina 27
... There is no harbour at Coralio . Vessels of the draught of the Valhalla must ride at anchor a mile from shore . When they take on fruit it is conveyed on lighters and freighter sloops . At Solitas , where there was a fine harbour ...
... There is no harbour at Coralio . Vessels of the draught of the Valhalla must ride at anchor a mile from shore . When they take on fruit it is conveyed on lighters and freighter sloops . At Solitas , where there was a fine harbour ...
Pagina 37
... There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie's eyes as he set the bottle down , and laid three cigars side by side on his desk . He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery , and stretched himself comfortably ...
... There was a little smile both of perplexity and amusement in Geddie's eyes as he set the bottle down , and laid three cigars side by side on his desk . He fetched his steamer chair from the gallery , and stretched himself comfortably ...
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