William Sydney Porter known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings. "Cabbages and Kings" is a wonderful volume of stories in which each personnage explore some individual aspect of life in a mythical Central American town. In this book, O. Henry coined the term "banana republic". Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Cabbages and Kings = Короли и капуста: на англ.яз (O. Henry)