A Cosmopolite in a Café

Download or read book A Cosmopolite in a Café written by O.Henry and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-29 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: O. Henry's 'Cosmopolite in a Cafe' centers on the narrator's interaction with a man named E. Rushmore Coglan. Story is set in a café at midnight. The elegant café, described as having ''marble-topped tables'' and ''leather-upholstered wall seats,'' is filled with ''people speaking in an exquisite visible chorus of taste, economy, opulence or art.'' The café's owner appears to be aiming for the ambiance of a Parisian café. O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings.