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The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce
About this book
Step into the haunting brilliance of Ambrose Bierce â 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, irony, and human folly with unmatched precision.
Bierce's voice is razor-edged and timeless â blending suspense, wit, and eerie beauty in equal measure. Each page captures the spirit of an author who refused to look away from truth, no matter how unsettling it was.
Celebrated as "the American Swift," Ambrose Bierce has influenced generations of writers from Hemingway to Lovecraft. His unforgettable style shaped modern realism and redefined what short fiction could be.
Discover one of America's boldest literary minds â a master of the macabre, the satirical, and the profound.
Click "Buy Now" and immerse yourself today in the dark brilliance of Ambrose Bierce â every word, every twist, every unforgettable truth.
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Table of contents
- THE DEVILâS DICTIONARY
- EPIGRAMS
- THE FIENDâS DELIGHT
- NUGGETS AND DUST
- COBWEBS FROM AN EMPTY SKULL
- THE DANCE OF DEATH
- ASHES OF THE BEACON
- THE LAND BEYOND THE BLOW
- FOR THE AHKOOND
- IN THE MIDST OF LIFEâTALES OF SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS
- CAN SUCH THINGS BE?
- THE WAYS OF GHOSTS
- SOLDIER-FOLK
- SOME HAUNTED HOUSES
- âMYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCESâ
- THE MONK AND THE HANGMANâS DAUGHTER
- NEGLIGIBLE TALES
- THE PARENTICIDE CLUB
- THE FOURTH ESTATE
- THE OCEAN WAVE
- KINGS OF BEASTS
- MISCELLANEOUS
- FANTASTIC FABLES
- FABLES FROM âFUNâ
- ĂSOPUS EMENDATUS
- OLD SAWS WITH NEW TEETH
- FABLES IN RHYME
- THE MUMMERY
- TWO ADMINISTRATIONS
- SHAPES OF CLAY
- SOME ANTE-MORTEM EPITAPHS
- THE SCRAP HEAP
- BLACK BEETLES IN AMBER
- ON STONE
- BITS OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- âON WITH THE DANCE!â A REVIEW
- TANGENTIAL VIEWS
- THE OPINIONATOR
- THE REVIEWER
- THE CONTROVERSIALIST
- THE TIMOROUS REPORTER
- THE MARCH HARE
- THE SHADOW ON THE DIAL AND OTHER ESSAYS
- WRITE IT RIGHT