| Cabbages and Kings Contributor(s): Henry, O. (Author), Pratt, Sean (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786162147 ISBN-13: 9780786162147 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: O. Henrys novel is set in a fictional banana republic where larceny is rampant and revolution lurks in every impoverished back alley. Yet in the end, lovers are reunited, poverty obliterated, and sentiment satisfied. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.18" H x 6.78" W x 6.18" (0.57 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: O. Henry wove several stories together into this highly episodic narrative, taking his title and inspiration from Lewis Carroll's poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter" in Alice in Wonderland. The stories are set in the fictional country of Anchuria in Central America, a banana republic where larceny is rampant and revolution is lurking in every impoverished back alley. O. Henry offers a cutting satire of contemporary politics and prejudices. Nevertheless, an essential middle-class morality prevails, in which lovers are reunited, poverty obliterated, character rewarded, and sentiment satisfied. |
Contributor Bio(s): Henry, O.: - O. Henry (1862-1910), born William Sydney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina, was a short-story writer whose tales romanticized the commonplace, in particular, the lives of ordinary people in New York City. His stories often had surprise endings, a device that became identified with his name. He began writing sketches around 1887, and his stories of adventure in the Southwest United States and in Central America were immediately popular with magazine readers. Pratt, Sean: -Lloyd James (a.k.a. Sean Pratt) has been narrating since 1996 and has recorded over six hundred audiobooks. He is a seven-time winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award and has twice been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award. His critically acclaimed performances include Elvis in the Morning by William F. Buckley Jr. and Searching for Bobby Fischer by Fred Waitzkin, among others. |