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 47
... yacht . A meagre biography , truly ; for the yacht was most apparent ; and the " Smith " not beyond a reasonable guess before the revelation . Yet to the eye of Good- win , who had seen several things , there was a dis- crepancy between ...
... yacht . A meagre biography , truly ; for the yacht was most apparent ; and the " Smith " not beyond a reasonable guess before the revelation . Yet to the eye of Good- win , who had seen several things , there was a dis- crepancy between ...
Pagina 50
... yacht . You are the consul — is that right ? A big , cool guy on the beach directed me here . Thought I'd pay my respects to the flag . ” " Sit down , " said Geddie . " I've been admiring your craft ever since it came in sight . Looks ...
... yacht . You are the consul — is that right ? A big , cool guy on the beach directed me here . Thought I'd pay my respects to the flag . ” " Sit down , " said Geddie . " I've been admiring your craft ever since it came in sight . Looks ...
Pagina 54
... The constable I mean the consul , told me you hung out at this caravansary . My name's Smith ; and I came in a yacht . Taking a cruise around , looking at the mon- keys and pineapple - trees . Come inside and have 54 Cabbages and Kings.
... The constable I mean the consul , told me you hung out at this caravansary . My name's Smith ; and I came in a yacht . Taking a cruise around , looking at the mon- keys and pineapple - trees . Come inside and have 54 Cabbages and Kings.
Pagina 60
... yacht was drawn up , guarded by one of the white- ducked crew . Not far away in a pulperia on the shore - following Calle Grande three other sailors swaggered with their cues around Coralio's solitary billiard - table . The boat lay ...
... yacht was drawn up , guarded by one of the white- ducked crew . Not far away in a pulperia on the shore - following Calle Grande three other sailors swaggered with their cues around Coralio's solitary billiard - table . The boat lay ...
Pagina 61
... before the dawn in his yacht Rambler , he carried with him the answer to a riddle so big and preposterous that few in Anchuria had ventured even to propound it . IV CAUGHT THE plans for the detention of the flying Smith 61.
... before the dawn in his yacht Rambler , he carried with him the answer to a riddle so big and preposterous that few in Anchuria had ventured even to propound it . IV CAUGHT THE plans for the detention of the flying Smith 61.
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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