Ambrose Bierce

Motionless now and in absolute silence, she awaited her doom, the moments growing to hours, to years, to ages; and still those devilish eyes maintained their watch. Ambrose Bierce was one of America’s leading writers of the nineteenth century, seen by contemporaries as a successor to Edgar Allan Poe with an authentic grasp of horror based on his experiences fighting for the Union in the American Civil War. Despite his contributions to the genre of supernatural and weird tales, today his name remains unknown to many readers. This new collection presents over thirty of Bierce’s most terrifying and unusual stories, from essential classics such as ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ and ‘The Eyes of the Panther’ to the writer’s lesser-known series recounting macabre local legends of haunted houses, mysterious disappearances and chilling encounters with the dead.

"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 contradictions and hypocrisies laid bare. Bierce's fantastic wit and incredible gift for irony shine through this true masterpiece of American literature. This handsome hardback edition with dust jacket makes a wonderful gift or collectible of this classic work of satire.

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The Devil's Dictionary is a collection of satirical aphorisms by Ambrose Bierce from 1911, gathering mostly blackly humorous or sarcastic definitions for about 1000 words. Although only a small portion of his work has been thoroughly received, Bierce, with the sarcastic, blackly humorous, often cynical narrative tone of his short texts, is considered, along with Edgar Allan Poe, to be the master of the uncanny short story, influencing authors such as Ernest Hemingway. Gr ls Classics - English Edition

The Devil's Dictionary is a collection of satirical aphorisms by Ambrose Bierce from 1911, gathering mostly blackly humorous or sarcastic definitions for about 1000 words. Although only a small portion of his work has been thoroughly received, Bierce, with the sarcastic, blackly humorous, often cynical narrative tone of his short texts, is considered, along with Edgar Allan Poe, to be the master of the uncanny short story, influencing authors such as Ernest Hemingway. Gr ls Classics - English Edition

The Letters of Ambrose Bierce, With a Memoir by George Sterling has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

1680 godu v monastyre Bershstesgaten v Bavarskikh Alpakh razygralas tragicheskaja istorija ljubvi mezhdu molodym monakhom i docherju palacha. Spustja dva stoletija Ambroz Birs pereskazal zloveschuju legendu. Tak pojavilas povest, kotoraja po pravu schitaetsja odnoj iz vershin goticheskoj literatury. Obrazy, sozdannye khudozhnikom Santjago Karuzo, pomogajut chitatelju pogruzitsja v istoriju zapretnoj ljubvi." Monakh i doch palacha" - eto intrigujuschaja istorija ob oderzhimosti i iskuplenii, pogruzitsja v kotoruju teper mozhno ne tolko cherez tekst, no i illjustratsii. Mrachnost Birsa i temnyj stil Karuzo obedinjajutsja, chtoby chitateli ne tolko uvideli znakomuju istoriju s novoj storony, no i maksimalno prochuvstvovali ee. Perevodchik: Tanasejchuk Andrej BorisovichKhudozhnik: Karuzo Santjago

This collection of stories is made up of Ten original and imaginative tales by Bierce including his masterpiece, "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge" as well as, "Beyond The Wall"; "The Boarded Window", "The Damned Thing", "The Death Of Halpin Frayser", "Moxon's Master", "The Moonlit Road", "A Horseman In The Sky", "The Death Of Halpin Frayser" & "One Of Twins".

This collection of stories is made up of Ten original and imaginative tales by Bierce including his masterpiece, "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge" as well as, "Beyond The Wall"; "The Boarded Window", "The Damned Thing", "The Death Of Halpin Frayser", "Moxon's Master", "The Moonlit Road", "A Horseman In The Sky", "The Death Of Halpin Frayser" & "One Of Twins".

This book "" The Cynic's Word Book "" has been considered important throughout the human history. It has been out of print for decades. So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.

This book "" A Cynic Looks at Life "" has been considered important throughout the human history. It has been out of print for decades. So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.

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. It has gained a name all across the world by being frequently repeated and imitated. It was listed among the top 100 works of American literature in the 1970s. The English Language, his dictionary, was released on April 15th, 1755. 42,733 terms were defined in Johnson's Dictionary, almost all seriously. The alphabetical list of definitions that we have here was put together from several notes, copies, and variations. The first definition attributed to Ambrose Bierce was released in 1867. His satirical dictionary "The Demon's Dictionary" was only published once, but it inspired imitators. Harry Ellington Brook wrote one of the most significant ones for The Illustrated San Francisco Wasp. In The Wasp, Paul Bierce's satirical definitions took the place of "Wasp's Improved Webster" and were replaced with his own. He penned 79 articles for "The Devil's Dictionary," making his way through the alphabet to the word "lickspittle" in the 14 August 1886 edition.

The Devil’s Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who spent decades ruffling feathers and drawing laughter with his witty opinion columns, poems, and definitions. Toward the end of his career, he decided to compile these satirical definitions into a book, following in the footsteps of Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and Gustave Flaubert. Immensely popular upon publication, The Devil’s Dictionary inspired countless imitators, but remains one-of-a-kind. Reading Bierce’s definitions today, it’s not hard to imagine the controversy they must have caused, matched only by the laughs they must have roused, when published at the onset of the twentieth century. Written during a period of undaunted industrial growth, of immense wealth and promise in a nation recently torn apart by civil war, The Devil’s Dictionary preserves a tantalizing touch of irreverence and doubt which must remain funny to those who know humor when they sense it. “AIR, n. A nutritious substance supplied by a bountiful providence for the fattening of the poor.” “CONSERVATIVE, n. A statesman who is enamoured of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others.” Crafted for the cynic, quoted by the misanthrope, Bierce’s definitions prove profoundly entertaining and frequently accurate—sort of—over a century after they were published. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Ambrose Bierce’s The Devil’s Dictionary is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.