The Devil's Dictionary, Hardcover - Ambrose Bierce

DescriptionAmbrose Bierce, journalist and former soldier for the Union army in the Civil War, began writing satirical definitions for the San Franc...

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One of the most popular satirical works of world literature, The Devil's Dictionary - here enriched with over 800 definitions left out from the ori...

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American journalist and satirist Ambrose Bierce is probably best known for his short stories about the American Civil War. The author's craft for s...

Reducere. DescriptionBierce was considered a master of pure English by his contemporaries, and virtually everything that came from his pen was notable for it...

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In Tales of Soldiers and Civilians and Other Stories, humor and horror paint a bleak picture of war, marked by violence, isolation and looming madn...

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Reducere. In The Devil's Dictionary Ambrose Bierce defined "war" as "a by-product of the arts of peace." A Civil War veteran, Bierce had absolutely no illusi...

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Ambrose Bierce's satirical flair is most prevalent in his tall tales and similar sketches, where all manner of human foibles are lampooned: the exc...

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Publisher: Boutique of Quality BooksAuthor(s): Drew BridgesNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 14Cover type: Paperbac...

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