| Cabbages and Kings Contributor(s): Henry O (Author) |
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ISBN: 1515267318 ISBN-13: 9781515267317 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.01 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 6" W x 9" (0.32 lbs) 90 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written with the author's characteristic blend of humour and pathos, Cabbages and Kings (1904) is less a novel than a series of cleverly interwoven short-stories. In Coralio - a sultry coastal town in the volatile banana republic of Anchuria - a disparate cast of vagabonds, hucksters, mercenaries, merchants and consuls is busy plotting, scamming, drinking, loving or trying to forget the past. Each has his own tale to tell and his own particular reason for washing up on these tropical shores - and all have a part to play as this masterpiece of twisting narrative begins to unfold.... |