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Ambrose Bierce
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Sharon Talley
Uses psychoanalytic theory in combination with historical, cultural, and literary contexts to examine the complex motif of death in a full range of Bierce’s writings. This book contributes to the…
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S T Joshi
Ambrose Bierce was a well-known and highly admired journalist, short story writer, and satirist. After distinguished Civil War service, Bierce became a journalist, and in 1887 he became a columnist…
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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.
Captain Abersouth is a recurring character in the short stories of Ambrose Bierce and here are collected the Abersouth tales for the first time.
American journalist and satirist Ambrose Bierce is one of the most famous and fascinating figures in all of American literature. He led an adventurous and eventful life, beginning with his…
He will remain one of our greatest wits, one of our most uncompromising satirists, the perfecter of two or three new genres. -Clifton Fadiman
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce had a diverse literary, military and journalistic career, during which his sardonic view of human nature ensured he was both frequently critical and frequently criticised. As a…
Containing such works as Ashes of the Beacon , The Land Beyond the Blow , For the Ahkoond , John Smith, Liberator , and Bits of Autobiography , this is…
Volume II of Ambrose Bierce’s twelve-volume collected works, this volume contains tales of Soldiers, including An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, A Horseman in the Sky, Chickamauga, A Son of…
One sunny afternoon in the autumn of the year 1861 a soldier lay in a clump of laurel by the side of a road in western Virginia. He lay at…
What happens when a wit like Ambrose Bierce sets out to one-up Aesop? Lots ofgood weird fun for readers.
Volume I of Ambrose Bierce’s twelve-volume collected works, this volume contains such wonders as Ashes of the Beacon, The Land Beyond the Blow, For the Ahkoond, John Smith, Liberator, and…
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 - c. 1914) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War veteran. His book The Devil's Dictionary was named as…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the…
Ambrose Bierce wrote a satirical dictionary titled The Devil's Dictionary. The lexicon was first written over a period of thirty years as a collection of articles for magazines and newspapers…
In this book, the author's major goal is to impart writing precision lessons. Precision is crucial for good writing, which is really just clear thinking in writing form. It is…
A satiric lexicon first published as The Cynic’s Word Book in 1906, and later reissued under the author’s preferred titled in 1911. Ambrose Bierce was one of the most celebrated…
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive…
