Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry
"Cabbages and Kings" by O. Henry is a novel published in 1904 made up of interlinked short stories set in the fictitious Republic of Anchuria, a Central American country. Inspired by O. Henry's time in Honduras, the book weaves together loosely connected episodes featuring characters who appear, disappear, and occasionally return. The novel introduces the now-famous phrase "banana republic" to describe Anchuria's fruit-dependent economy and the American companies that influenced its politics.
Each story ultimately connects in unexpected ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Henry, O., 1862-1910 |
|---|---|
| Title | Cabbages and Kings |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbages_and_Kings_(novel) |
| Contents | The 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 -- 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. |
| Credits | Earle C. Beach and Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 2777 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 2001 |
| Most Recently Updated | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 816 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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