Cabbages and KingsA series of stories which each explore some individual aspect of life in a paralytically sleepy Central American town while each advancing some aspect of the larger plot and relating back one to another in a complex structure which slowly explicates its own background even as it painstakingly erects a town which is one of the most detailed literary creations of the period. In this book, O. Henry coined the term "banana republic." |
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Pagina 67
... should attempt to leave the house by any door or window . Goodwin himself
went to the door through which the guests had entered , opened it and stepped
inside . Madama had returned downstairs from her journey above to see Caught
67.
... should attempt to leave the house by any door or window . Goodwin himself
went to the door through which the guests had entered , opened it and stepped
inside . Madama had returned downstairs from her journey above to see Caught
67.
Pagina 68
Madama had returned downstairs from her journey above to see after the comfort
of her lodgers . Her candle stood upon the bar . She was about to take a
thimbleful of rum as a solace for having her rest disturbed . She looked up without
...
Madama had returned downstairs from her journey above to see after the comfort
of her lodgers . Her candle stood upon the bar . She was about to take a
thimbleful of rum as a solace for having her rest disturbed . She looked up without
...
Pagina 69
said Madama , counting the change . “ Two ; but the smallest while finished to
arrive . One seņor , not quite old , and one seņorita of sufficient handsomeness .
To their rooms they have ascended , not desiring the to - eat nor the to - drink .
said Madama , counting the change . “ Two ; but the smallest while finished to
arrive . One seņor , not quite old , and one seņorita of sufficient handsomeness .
To their rooms they have ascended , not desiring the to - eat nor the to - drink .
Pagina 119
Even Madama Ortiz , whose eyes are so sharp for the sight of a revenue official ,
does not remember that there was any baggage . ” Mrs. Goodwin laid down her
brush and sighed . “ I am so sorry , Frank , ” she said , “ that they are giving you so
...
Even Madama Ortiz , whose eyes are so sharp for the sight of a revenue official ,
does not remember that there was any baggage . ” Mrs. Goodwin laid down her
brush and sighed . “ I am so sorry , Frank , ” she said , “ that they are giving you so
...
Pagina 193
Blythe walked slowly up the street , keeping a watchful eye for any miracle that
might drop manna upon him in his wilderness . As he passed the popular eating
house of Madama Vasquez , Madama's boarders were just sitting down to freshly
...
Blythe walked slowly up the street , keeping a watchful eye for any miracle that
might drop manna upon him in his wilderness . As he passed the popular eating
house of Madama Vasquez , Madama's boarders were just sitting down to freshly
...
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Cabbages and Kings American fiction IV, 1901-1905 The complete edition of O. Henry |
| Autore | O. Henry |
| Editore | A. L. Burt Company, 1904 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | l'Universitā della Virginia |
| Digitalizzato | 4 apr 2011 |
| Lunghezza | 312 pagine |
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