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Cabbages and Kings

By: O. Henry
Narrated by: Lloyd James
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About this listen

 O. Henry wove several stories together into this highly episodic narrative, his only novel, taking his title and inspiration from Lewis Carroll's ballad of the walrus and the carpenter in Through the Looking-Glass.

The stories are set in the fictional country of Anchuria in Central America, a banana republic where larceny is rampant and revolution lurks 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.

If you enjoyed this audiobook, then don't miss The Best of O. Henry.(P)1997 Blackstone Audio Inc. Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Satire Short Stories Comedy Witty

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Critic reviews

"Lloyd James navigates this murky area admirably, de-emphasizing the crude name-calling by voicing it largely without malice. He simply speaks the vernacular as naturally as he creates the characters' accents. James' agile pacing and overall breezy approach work favorably." ( AudioFile)
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