Cabbages and Kings
by O. Henry
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As the result of a run-in with the law, struggling American writer William Sydney Porter chose to make a dash for the border in 1896. During the several months he spent in Honduras, Porter had enough time on his hands to begin exploring his talent for writing, which up until then had been merely a hobby. The result was the group of stories that are collected in Cabbages and Kings. Though most of these pieces were written before Porter assumed the pseudonym O. Henry, they all bear the show more author's genius for characterization and clever plot twists.. show less
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Знаменитый американский писатель О. Генри (Уильям Сидни Портер) — автор популярных коротких рассказов, мастер оригинальных поворотов сюжета, колоритных диалогов и ошеломляющих развязок. Творческое наследие писателя составляют десять сборников, или свыше шестисот новелл, представляющих собой нечто вроде юмористической энциклопедии американской жизни начала ХХ века. Впрочем, зарисовки О. Генри как show more нельзя лучше отвечают и тому, что мы наблюдаем в современной жизни. Необыкновенно занимательные и остроумные, рассказы О. Генри по-прежнему живая классика... show less
O.Henry at his worst set of short stories. I couldnt find a relation between the stories as there was supposed to be some relation somewhere as i had heard. Only thing was stories drifted from one person to other with some small link, but totally there was no sense in any story. Well i read 50 % :(
Sydamerika, Coralio, ca 1910
Indeholder kapitlerne "Forhistorien - fortalt af tømreren", "1. Coralio", "2. Lotus og flaske", "3. Smith", "4. Fanget", "5. Amors landflygtige nr. 2", "6. Fonografen og fidusen", "7. Pengejagt", "8. Admiralen", "9. Det enestående flag", "10. Kløver og palmetræ", "11. Den sidste rest af en gentleman", "12. Sko", "13. Skibe", "14. Kunstens mestre", "15. Dicky", "16. Rouge et noir", "17. De tre sidste numre på programmet", "18. Vitagrafoskop-teatret".
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Indeholder kapitlerne "Forhistorien - fortalt af tømreren", "1. Coralio", "2. Lotus og flaske", "3. Smith", "4. Fanget", "5. Amors landflygtige nr. 2", "6. Fonografen og fidusen", "7. Pengejagt", "8. Admiralen", "9. Det enestående flag", "10. Kløver og palmetræ", "11. Den sidste rest af en gentleman", "12. Sko", "13. Skibe", "14. Kunstens mestre", "15. Dicky", "16. Rouge et noir", "17. De tre sidste numre på programmet", "18. Vitagrafoskop-teatret".
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O. Henry is the pen name of William Sidney Porter, who was born on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Porter was a licensed pharmacist and worked on a sheep ranch in Texas. He was a draftsman for the General Land Office and a teller for the First National Bank of Texas. He was convicted of embezzlement and eventually served five show more years in prison. While in prison, he began writing short stories under his pseudonym and eventually wrote over 300. As O. Henry, Porter is one of America's best known writers, and his stories, such as "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Ransom of Red Chief", are still taught in schools. In 1918, the O. Henry Awards, an annual anthology of short stories, was established in his honor. Porter died on June 5, 1910. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Cabbages and Kings / Roads of Destiny / Whirligigs / The Gentle Grafter / Heart of the West / The Four Million by O. Henry
89 Short Stories Comprising Cabbages and Kings, Roads of Destiny, Whirligigs, and The Trimmed Lamp by O. Henry
O'Henry Authorized Edition 8 Volumes: The Gentle Grafter; Cabbages and Kings; The Trimmed Lamp; The Four Million; Strictly Business; The Voice of the City; Roads of Destiny; Heart of the West. by O. Henry
Cabbages and Kings / The Four Million / The Gentle Grafter / Heart of the West / Options / Roads of Destiny / Rolling Stones / Sixes and Sevens / Strictly Business / The Trimmed Lamp / The Voice of the City / Whirligigs by O. Henry
The Voice of the City / The Gentle Grafter / Strictly Business / Cabbages and Kings / The Trimmed Lamp by O. Henry
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- Canonical title
- Cabbages and Kings
- Original title
- Cabbages and Kings
- Original publication date
- 1904
- Important places
- Anchuria (Imaginary place)
- First words
- They will tell you in Anchuria, that President Miraflores, of that volatile republic, died by his own hand in the coast town of Coralio; that he had reached thus far in flight from the inconveniences of an imminent revolution... (show all); and that one hundred thousand dollars, government funds, which he carried with him in an American leather valise as a souvenier of his tempestuous administration, was never afterward recovered.
- Quotations
- I hated to make a show of education; but I was disinclined to be overdone in syntax by a mere Indian, a member of a race to which we owe nothing except the land on which the United States is situated.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The two in the edge of the grove turn back along the dim pathway, and walk close, close -- for, after all, what is the world at its best but a little round field of the mvoing pictures with two walking together in it?
- Disambiguation notice
- Contents:
- Proem: By the Carpenter
- “Fox-in-the-Morning”
- The Lotus and the Bottle
- Smith
- Caught
- Cupid's Exile Number Two
- The Phonograph and the Graft
- Money Maze<... (show all)/li>
- The Admiral
- The Flag Paramount
- The Shamrock and the Palm
- The Remnants of the Code
- Shoes
- Ships
- Masters of Arts
- Dicky
- Rouge et Noir
- Two Recalls
- The Vitagraphoscope
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