 Fancy a novel about Chicago or Buffalo, let us say, or Nashville, Tennessee! There are just three big cities in the United States that are "story cities" — New York, of course, New Orleans, and, best of the lot, San Francisco.  O. Henry Biography - Pagina 222di Charles Alphonso Smith - 1916 - 258 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.) - 1911 - 456 pagine
...picturesque— that offer opportunities in the matter of background and local color." In his view, "there are just three big cities in the United States that are story cities"—New York, of course, New Orleans, and, best of the lot, San Francisco. "Fancy a novel," he... | |
 | Walter B. Pitkin - 1912 - 284 pagine
...Buffalo, let us say, or Nashville, Tennessee! There are just three big cities in the United States which are 'story cities' — New York, of course, New Orleans, and, best of all, San Francisco." O. Henry knew this was libellous nonsense. He knew the world too well to be deceived... | |
 | Walter B. Pitkin - 1913 - 292 pagine
...O. Henry undertakes to show that Frank Norris didn't know what he was talking about when he wrote: "Fancy a novel about Chicago or Buffalo, let us say,...There are just three big cities in the United States which are 'story cities' — New York, of course, New Orleans, and, best of all, San Francisco." O.... | |
 | O. Henry - 1917 - 336 pagine
...Challenging each to each — This from her mountainside, That from her burthened beach. R. KIPLING. Fancy a novel about Chicago or Buffalo, let us say,...New Orleans, and, best of the lot, San Francisco. — FRANK NOBBIS. EAST is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Californians. Californians... | |
 | Blanche Colton Williams - 1919 - 252 pagine
...higher. Denouement: Constructed by the reader, who has, however, no choice. SETTING. San Francisco. " Fancy a novel about Chicago or Buffalo, let us say,...New Orleans, and, best of the lot, San Francisco." — Frank Norris is thus quoted by O. Henry at the beginning of " A Municipal Report," which (frequently... | |
 | Blanche Colton Williams - 1919 - 252 pagine
...and draws the bed-clothes higher. Denouement: Constructed by the reader, who has, however, no choice. are ' story cities ' — New York, of course, New Orleans, and, best of the lot, San Francisco." — Frank Norris is thus quoted by O. Henry at the beginning of " A Municipal Report," which ( frequently... | |
 | Robert Lee Ramsay - 1921 - 388 pagine
...Buffalo, let us say, or Nashville, Tennessee I There are just three big cities in the United States thai are "story cities"— New York, of course. New Orleans, and, best of the lot, San Francisco. FRANK NOKRIS EAST is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Californians. Californians are a... | |
 | O. Henry - 1922 - 298 pagine
...Challenging each to each — This from her mountainside. That from her burthened beach. / H . KlPUNO. Fancy a novel about Chicago or Buffalo, let us say,...New Orleans, and, best of the lot, San Francisco. — FRANK NORRIS. EAST is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Calif ornians. Calif ornians... | |
 | Upton Sinclair - 1925 - 72 pagine
...matter wid Nashville? Porter: He thinks it's too slow, too old-fashioned. Here's what he says. (reads) "Fancy a novel about Chicago or Buffalo, let us say,...New Orleans, and, best of the lot, San Francisco." Joe: Well, Ah doan know nothin bout books, Misteh Porteh — Porter: I know a little, and hope to know... | |
 | Charles Lewis Hind - 1926 - 364 pagine
...in bits, and what I knew was hardly worth an expensive volume. The late Frank Norris told us that, " There are just three big cities in the United States...New Orleans, and, best of the lot, San Francisco." I have no personal knowledge of New Orleans or San Francisco, but I have a story about New York. I... | |
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