Cabbages and Kings Contributor(s): Henry, O. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1907245014 ISBN-13: 9781907245015 Publisher: Myna Classics OUR PRICE: $11.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5" W x 8" (0.40 lbs) 162 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.... |