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OverviewGeneral Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1915 Original Publisher: Doubleday, Page for Review of Reviews Subjects: Fiction / Anthologies Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Fiction / Short Stories History / General Literary Criticism / American / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: VANITY AND SOME SABLES vhen Kid Brady was sent to the ropes by Molly McKeever's blue-black eyes he withdrew from the Stovepipe Gang. So much for the power of a colleen's blanderin' tongue and stubborn true-hearted- ness. If you are a man who read this, may such an influence be sent you before 2 o'clock to-morrow; if you are a woman, may your Pomeranian greet you this morning with a cold nose -- a sign of doghealtb and your happiness. The Stovepipe Gang borrowed its name from a sub- district of the city called the Stovepipe, which is a narrow and natural extension of the familiar district known as Hell's Kitchen. The Stovepipe strip of town runs along Eleventh and Twelfth avenues on the river, and bends a hard and sooty elbow around little, lost homeless DeWitt Clinton park. Consider that a stovepipe is an important factor is any kitchen and the situation is analyzed. The chefs in Hell'f Kitchen are many, and the Stovepipe gang wears the cordon blue. The members of this unchartered but widely known brotherhood appeared to pass their time on street corners arrayed like the lilies of the conservatory andbusy with nail files and penknives. Thus displayed as a guarantee of good faith, they carried on an innocuous conversation in a 200-word vocabulary, to the casual observer as innocent and immaterial as that heard in the clubs seven blocks to the east. But off exhibition the... Full Product DetailsAuthor: O HenryPublisher: Kessinger Publishing Imprint: Kessinger Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.562kg ISBN: 9781432609825ISBN 10: 1432609823 Pages: 268 Publication Date: 01 August 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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