O. Henry

Broschiertes Buch

Cabbages and Kings

Beschreibung

Cabbages and Kings is a 1904 novel made up of interlinked short stories, written by O. Henry and set in a fictitious Central American country called the Republic of Anchuria. It takes its title from the poem ""The Walrus and the Carpenter"", featured in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass. In this book, O. Henry coined the term ""banana republic"". Table of Contents: I. ""FOX-IN-THE-MORNING"" II. THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE III. SMITH IV. CAUGHT V. CUPID'S EXILE NUMBER TWO VI. THE PHONOGRAPH AND THE GRAFT VII. MONEY MAZE VIII. THE ADMIRAL IX. THE FLAG PARAMOUNT X. THE SHAMROCK AND THE PALM XI. THE REMNANTS OF THE CODE XII. SHOES XIII. SHIPS XIV. MASTERS OF ARTS XV. DICKY XVI. ROUGE ET NOIR XVII. TWO RECALLS XVIII. THE VITAGRAPHOSCOPE

Autor

William Sydney Porter (1862 - 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings. Porter's most prolific writing period started in 1902, when he moved to New York City to be near his publishers. While there, he wrote 381 short stories. He wrote a story a week for over a year for the New York World Sunday Magazine. His wit, characterization and plot twists were adored by his readers but often panned by critics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Aslan Press
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9781443781787
• ISBN-10: 1443781789
• Artikelnr.: 25882796