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  • The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce

    by Ambrose Bierce ...
    Step into the haunting brilliance of Ambrose Bierce — a writer whose sharp intellect, dark humor, and fearless honesty still shock and delight over a century later. This complete collection gathers Bierce's most powerful works, from the chilling realism of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Chickamauga to the biting satire of The Devil's Dictionary. His stories probe the mysteries of war, death ... Read more

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  • Write It Right: A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults

    by Ambrose Bierce ...
    Ambrose Bierce was an American writer who is best known for his realism. Often compared to Poe for the dark, realistic nature of his short stories, Bierce drew upon his Civil War experience as a soldier to write on a wide variety of subjects, and stories like An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge are still widely read. ... Read more

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  • The Devil´s Dictionary

    From A to Z

    by Ambrose Bierce ...
    Series Book 63 - ApeBook Classics
    In this dictionary Bierce compiles the canon of human weaknesses, prejudices, absurdities and habits. The subtle, nasty ”definitions” of words expose the very aspect in them that normal consciousness hypocritically tries to cover up. Over 1,000 barbed and brilliant definitions by the 19th-century journalist and satirist often called “the American Swift.”First published as “The Cynic’s Word Book” ... Read more

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  • The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

    by Ambrose Bierce ...
    “Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him.”Set in Alabama during the American Civil War, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge tells the story of Peyton Farquhar, a wealthy plantation owner that attempts to sabotage a railway bridge to prevent the Northern army from gaining ground in the South. The ... Read more

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  • An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge

    by Ambrose Bierce ...
    First published in 1890. Complete and unabridged edition. ... Read more

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  • Civil War Stories

    by Ambrose Bierce ...
    Newspaperman, short-story writer, poet, and satirist, Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914) is one of the most unique and remarkable scholarly figures America has produced. Dubbed "Bitter Bierce" for his biting satire, his fame rests broadly on an outstanding compilation of barbed epigrams, The Devil's Dictionary, and a book of short stories (Tales of Soldiers and Civilians, 1891). Most of the 16 selections ... Read more

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  • The Devil's Dictionary

    by Ambrose Bierce ...
    Classic satire in the form of a dictionary. According to Wikipedia: "Ambrose Bierce (1842 ? 1914) was an American editorialist, journalist, short-story writer and satirist, today best known for his An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. Bierce's lucid, unsentimental style has kept him popular when many of his contemporaries have been consigned to oblivion. His dark, sardonic views and vehemence as a ... Read more

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  • Ambrose Bierce: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (Golden Deer Classics)

    by Ambrose Bierce, Golden Deer Classics ...
    Tales of Soldiers and Civilians is a collection of short stories by American Civil War soldier, wit, and writer Ambrose Bierce, also published under the title In the Midst of Life. With a stated publication date of 1891 (but actually published in early 1892), the stories describe unusual incidents in the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. Tales of Soldiers and Civilians ... Read more

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  • THE MOCKING-BIRD

    Enriched edition. A Tale From The American Civil War

    by Ambrose Bierce, Shane Fisher ...
    Ambrose Bierce's 'The Mocking-Bird' is a collection of short stories that delve into the darker side of human nature. Bierce's distinctive literary style, characterized by sharp wit, irony, and a keen insight into the human condition, is on full display in this work. Each story in the collection offers a thought-provoking exploration of moral ambiguity and the complexities of human behavior, ... Read more

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  • The Devil's Dictionary

    Satirical Definitions of Everyday Words

    by Ambrose Bierce ...
    "Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy."In this extraordinary work of scathing satire, Ambrose Bierce provided new humorous definitions of the words that formed the lexicon of contemporary American life.Accumulated over three decades for a series of magazines and newspapers, the entries in The Devil's Dictionary painted a revealing portrait of late 19th-century American life, with all its ... Read more

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  • Ambrose Bierce: The Complete Works

    by Ambrose Bierce ...
    This ebook contains Ambrose Bierce's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the ... Read more

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  • Tales of Soldiers and Civilians

    and Other Stories

    by Ambrose Bierce ...
    Questing after Pancho Villa's revolutionary forces, Ambrose Bierce rode into Mexico in 1913 and was never seen again. He left behind him theDevil's Dictionary and a remarkable body of short fiction.This new collection gathers some of Bierce's finest stories, including the celebrated Civil War fictions 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' and 'Chickamauga', his macabre masterpieces, and his tales of ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD