Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce

by Ambrose Bierce

Overview

"Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce" contains:
• An aesthetic cover page
• A beginning click-able Table of Contents for all titles
• Inner click-able Tables of Contents for all individual books with multiple chapters
• Nicely organized chapters and text

Author's works in this collection include:
• THE FIEND'S DELIGHT
• THE LAND BEYOND THE BLOW
• COBWEBS FROM AN EMPTY SKULL
• CAN SUCH THINGS BE?
• IN THE MIDST OF LIFE: TALES OF SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS
• FANTASTIC FABLES
• PRESENT AT A HANGING AND OTHER GHOST STORIES
• NEGLIGIBLE TALES
• THE PARENTICIDE CLUB
• THE FOURTH ESTATE
• THE OCEAN WAVE
• "ON WITH THE DANCE!" A REVIEW
• EPIGRAMS
• ASHES OF THE BEACON AN HISTORICAL MONOGRAPH WRITTEN IN 4930
• BLACK BEETLES IN AMBER
• SHAPES OF CLAY
• THE SHADOW ON THE DIAL AND OTHER ESSAYS
• THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY
• WRITE IT RIGHT
• THE LETTERS OF AMBROSE BIERCE
• A CYNIC LOOKS AT LIFE

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150813915
Publisher:	Minerva Classics
Publication date:	10/25/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – circa 1914) was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and compiled a satirical lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary. His vehemence as a critic, his motto "Nothing matters", and the sardonic view of human nature that informed his work, all earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce".

Despite his reputation as a searing critic, Bierce was known to encourage younger writers, including poet George Sterling and fiction writer W. C. Morrow. Bierce employed a distinctive style of writing, especially in his stories. His style often embraces an abrupt beginning, dark imagery, vague references to time, limited descriptions, impossible events, and the theme of war.
In 1913, Bierce traveled to Mexico to gain first-hand experience of the Mexican Revolution. He was rumored to be traveling with rebel troops, but was not seen again.

Source: Wikipedia.org