
Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce ā Satire, War, and Dark Wit
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Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce ā Satire, War, and Dark Wit
About this book
Sharp, cynical, and brilliantly unsettling, The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce gathers the full range of one of America's most distinctive literary voices. Known for his biting satire, psychological depth, and unflinching portrayal of war, Bierce's stories and essays expose human folly, cruelty, and irony with ruthless precision. His famous Devil's Dictionary entries and haunting short stories combine dark humor with philosophical insight, creating literature that is both entertaining and intellectually provocative. Influential to later writers of realism and horror, Bierce's work remains strikingly modern in tone and relevance. This comprehensive collection is ideal for readers who appreciate wit with teeth and storytelling that challenges comfortable assumptions.
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Table of contents
- THE DEVILāS DICTIONARY
- EPIGRAMS
- THE FIENDāS 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 LIFEāTALES OF SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS
- CAN SUCH THINGS BE?
- THE WAYS OF GHOSTS
- SOLDIER-FOLK
- SOME HAUNTED HOUSES
- āMYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCESā
- THE MONK AND THE HANGMANāS DAUGHTER
- NEGLIGIBLE TALES
- THE PARENTICIDE CLUB
- THE FOURTH ESTATE
- THE OCEAN WAVE
- KINGS OF BEASTS
- MISCELLANEOUS
- FANTASTIC FABLES
- FABLES FROM āFUNā
- ĆSOPUS 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
- āON WITH THE DANCE!ā 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