Cabbages and Kings
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- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release Date:09-25-06
- Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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Publisher's Summary
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.
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(P)1997 Blackstone Audio Inc.
What the Critics Say
"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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"Wonderfully Read!"
I'm crazy for O. Henry and Lloyd James makes this book even better by his performance. You won't be disappointed for a minute.
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