| Cabbages and Kings Contributor(s): Henry, O. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1443781789 ISBN-13: 9781443781787 Publisher: Aslan Press OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.82 lbs) 292 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |