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Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Categories: Unknown | | |
The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written by American Civil War soldier, wit, and writer Ambrose Bierce consisting of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The lexicon was written over three decades as a series of installments for magazines and newspapers. Bierce’s witty definitions were imitated... Today's Bargain Price: $8.00 Categories: Unknown | | |
The Damned Thing 1898, From "In the Midst of Life" by Ambrose Bierce This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Categories: Unknown | | |
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge: By Ambrose Bierce - Illustrated by Ambrose Bierce How is this book unique? Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Font adjustments & biography included Illustrated About An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge By Ambrose Bierce "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" or "A Dead Man's Dream" is a short story by American author Ambrose Bierce. Originally published... Today's Bargain Price: $0.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce A Chronicles of St Mary Short StoryEver wondered how it all began?It’s two years since the final victory at the Battersea Barricades. The fighting might be finished, but for Dr Bairstow, just now setting up St Mary's, the struggle is only beginning.How will he assemble his team?From where will his funding come?How can he overcome the... Today's Bargain Price: $1.30 Categories: All Horror | | |
Can Such Things Be? by Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce never owned a horse, a carriage, or a car; he was a renter who never owned his own home. He was a man on the move, a man who traveled light: and in the end he rode, with all of his possessions, on a rented horse into the Mexican desert to join Pancho Villa -- never to return. Can Such Things Be? Once William Randolph... Today's Bargain Price: $0.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce The Damned ThingAmbrose Bierce, american editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist (1842-1914)This ebook presents «The Damned Thing», from Ambrose Bierce. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.Table of Contents-01- About this book-02- ONE DOES NOT ALWAYS EAT WHAT IS ON... Today's Bargain Price: $4.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
A Cynic Looks at Life by Ambrose Bierce A Cynic Looks at Life is an essay written by Ambrose Bierce. Misanthropes, grumps, and the hopelessly jaded will relish every ruthlessly witty word of Ambrose Bierce's essay collection A Cynic Looks at Life. Bierce unleashes his jaundiced eye and incisive insight on a number of topics that are still as resonant as they were at the time... Today's Bargain Price: $4.74 Categories: All Politics, History and Current Events | | |
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce famous horror stories of America and canada. Today's Bargain Price: $2.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce by Ambrose Bierce American journalist and satirist Ambrose Bierce is probably best known for his short stories about the American Civil War. The author's craft for story-telling is exemplified by his famous "An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge", which is the story of Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathizer condemned to die by hanging upon the Owl Creek... Today's Bargain Price: $0.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky by Ambrose Bierce This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Categories: Unknown | | |
COLLECTED WORKS OF AMBROSE BIERCE by Ambrose Bierce “COLLECTED WORKS OF AMBROSE BIERCE” CONTAINS:•AN AESTHETIC BOOK COVER•A BEGINNING CLICK-ABLE TABLE OF CONTENT FOR ALL TITLES •INNER CLICK-ABLE TABLES OF CONTENT FOR ALL INDIVIDUAL BOOKS WITH MULTIPLE CHAPTERS.•NICELY FORMATTED TEXT.AUTHOR’S WORKS INCLUDE:•THE FIEND'S DELIGHT•THE LAND BEYOND THE BLOW•COBWEBS FROM AN... Today's Bargain Price: $2.57 Categories: Unknown | | |
Shapes of Clay by Ambrose Bierce This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Categories: Unknown | | |
Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories by Ambrose Bierce This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Categories: Unknown | | |
The Fiend's Delight by Ambrose Bierce A collection of essays, stories, poems and reflections, previously printed in American journals. Bierce has created a snapshot of journalism in the United States that is full of wit, gloom and everything in between. Today's Bargain Price: $4.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce "The Devil's Dictionary" is a satirical dictionary written by American Civil War soldier, wit, and writer Ambrose Bierce consisting of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842 – 1914) was an American Civil War soldier, wit, and writer. Today's Bargain Price: $5.70 Categories: Unknown | | |
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (1890) is a brief tale with the aid of the American author and Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce.Regarded as "one of the maximum famous and regularly anthologized memories in American literature", it turned into at the beginning posted via The San Francisco Examiner on July thirteen, 1890, and turned... Today's Bargain Price: $2.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written by American Civil War soldier, wit, and writer Ambrose Bierce consisting of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The lexicon was written over three decades as a series of installments for magazines and newspapers. Bierce's witty definitions were imitated and... Today's Bargain Price: $4.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
A Son of the Gods and a Horseman in the Sky by Ambrose Bierce, Sheba Blake Two short stories from the American Civil War by Ambrose Bierce. The first story is about a brave soldier who follows orders and risks his life without question. The second is about a soldier who falls asleep on guard duty. A mistake punishable by death in Civil War times. Today's Bargain Price: $3.99 Categories: All Fantasy | | |
Ambrose Bierce: The Complete Supernatural Stories (50+ tales of horror and mystery: The Willows, The Damned Thing, An... by Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) was an american editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist and satirist. Bierce employed a distinctive style of writing, especially in his stories. This style often embraces an abrupt beginning, dark imagery, vague references to time, limited descriptions, the theme of war, and impossible events. He... Today's Bargain Price: $1.99 Categories: All Horror | | |
The Damned Thing ( illustrated ) by Ambrose Bierce This engrossing tale presents as its central theme the ultimately unknowable – and untameable – essence of nature and the natural world. Told from several different perspectives, the story focuses on a freak fatal accident that is written off as a wild animal attack. But does that description get at the truth of the matter? At least... Today's Bargain Price: $0.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 1 (30 short stories) by Ambrose Bierce The Damned Thing - Ambrose BierceA Prisoner in Fairyland - Algernon BlackwoodThe Empty House and Other Ghost Stories - Algernon BlackwoodThe Willows - Algernon BlackwoodWieland: or, The Transformation - Charles Brockden BrownThe Keeper of Cademuir - John BuchanNo-man's-land - John BuchanThe Grove of Ashtaroth - John BuchanThe Watcher by... Today's Bargain Price: $0.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce "The Devil's Dictionary" is a satirical dictionary written by American Civil War soldier, wit, and writer Ambrose Bierce consisting of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. Ambrose Gwinnett... Today's Bargain Price: $3.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (1890) is a short story by the American writer and Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce.Described as "one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature", it was originally published by The San Francisco Examiner on July 13, 1890, and was first collected in Bierce's book... Today's Bargain Price: $3.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter by Ambrose Bierce This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Categories: All Nonfiction | | |
Can Such Things Be? by Ambrose Bierce This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Categories: Unknown | | |
Black Beetles in Amber by Ambrose Bierce This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Categories: Unknown | | |
The Devil's Dictionary (Illustrated) by Ambrose Bierce •This e-book publication is unique which include Illustrations. •A detailed Biography has been included by the publisher. •This edition has been corrected for spelling and grammatical errors. Today's Bargain Price: $0.99 Categories: Action and Adventure | | |
Civil War Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) by Ambrose Bierce Newspaperman, short-story writer, poet, and satirist, Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914) is one of the most striking and unusual literary figures America has produced. Dubbed "Bitter Bierce" for his vitriolic wit and biting satire, his fame rests largely on a celebrated compilation of barbed epigrams, The Devil's Dictionary , and a book of... Today's Bargain Price: $0.60 Categories: All Historical Fiction | | |
The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical reference book written by Ambrose Bierce. The book offers reinterpretations of terms in the English language, lampooning cant, and political doublespeak, as well as other aspects of human foolishness and frailty. A number of the definitions are accompanied by satiric verses, many of which are signed... Today's Bargain Price: $1.99 Categories: All Humor; All Nonfiction; All Religion & Spirituality | | |
Terror by Night: Classic Ghost & Horror Stories (Tales of Mystery & The Supernatural) by Ambrose Bierce 'Nothing is so improbable as what is true' Of all the writers of ghost and horror stories, Ambrose Bierce is perhaps the most colourful. He was a dark, cynical and pessimistic soul who had a grim vision of fate and the unfairness of life, which he channelled into his fiction. And in his death, or rather his disappearance, he created a... Today's Bargain Price: $3.99 Categories: All Horror | | |
Shadows of Blue & Gray: The Civil War Writings of Ambrose Bierce by Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce didn't just write about the Civil War, he lived through it--on the battlefields and over the graves--and in doing so gave birth to a literary chronicle of men at war previously unseen in the American literary canon. The fact that some of these stories verged on the supernatural, others on factual reporting, and others on... Today's Bargain Price: $7.99 Categories: All Nonfiction; All Politics, History and Current Events | | |
The Spook House: Terrifying Tales of the Macabre (Red Classics) by Ambrose Bierce Death awaits them all …A man stares into the deep river swirling beneath him – hands tied, noose around his neck – and waits for the order to end his life. Another is trapped for eternity in a room full of corpses. A cowering woman is strangled in the dead of night. These are just some of the countless victims for whom all hope is... Today's Bargain Price: $9.99 Categories: All Horror; All Nonfiction; All Religion & Spirituality | | |
Tales of Soldiers and Civilians: and Other Stories (Penguin Classics) by Ambrose Bierce Questing after Pancho Villa's revolutionary forces, Ambrose Bierce rode into Mexico in 1913 and was never seen again. He left behind him the Devil's Dictionary and a remarkable body of short fiction. This new collection gathers some of Bierce's finest stories, including the celebrated Civil War fictions ' An Occurrence at Owl Creek... Today's Bargain Price: $8.99 Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Historical Fiction | | |
The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter by Ambrose Bierce 1911 When in 1900 a publisher desired to bring out the story provided I gave it a happy ending, I submitted the matter to Bierce and on August 21, 1900, he wrote me a long letter on the subject of which the following is an extract: 'I have read twice and carefully, your proposed addition to The Monk, and you must permit me to speak... Today's Bargain Price: $3.99 Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Nonfiction; All Politics, History and Current Events; All Religion & Spirituality | | |
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary . There, a bore is “a person who talks when you wish him to listen,” and happiness is “an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.” This is... Today's Bargain Price: $9.49 Categories: All Humor | | |
Civil War Stories (Unexpurgated Start Publishing LLC) by Ambrose Bierce Sixteen dark and vivid selections by a great satirist and short-story writer. "A Horseman in the Sky," "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," "Chickamauga," "A Son of the Gods," "What I Saw of Shiloh," "Four Days in Dixie," and 10 more. Masterly tales offer excellent examples of Bierce's dark pessimism and storytelling power. Today's Bargain Price: $1.99 Categories: All Nonfiction; All Politics, History and Current Events | | |
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary . There, a bore is a person who talks when you wish him to listen,” and happiness is an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.” This is... Today's Bargain Price: $9.49 Categories: All Humor; All Nonfiction | | |
The Devil's Dictionary [with Biographical Introduction] by Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce's great satirical work, "The Devil's Dictionary" is not a real dictionary, but rather a lampoon of the English language. The definitions provide satirical, witty and often politically pointed representations of the words that is seeks to "define". Today's Bargain Price: $0.99 Categories: All Humor | | |
The Devil's Dictionary (or The Cynic's Wordbook: Unabridged with all the Definitions) by Ambrose Bierce This carefully crafted ebook: "The Devil's Dictionary (or The Cynic's Wordbook: Unabridged with all the Definitions)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The book is a classic satire in the form of a dictionary on which Bierce worked for decades. It was originally published in 1906 as The... Today's Bargain Price: $0.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (Xist Classics) by Ambrose Bierce An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge is a short story with a twist by American author, Ambrose Bierce. Set during the American Civil War, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is the story of Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathizer condemned to death by hanging from Owl Creek Bridge. This story has been hailed as an early pioneer in "stream... Today's Bargain Price: $0.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
The Fantastic Fables of Ambrose Bierce - Thought Provoking and Humorous Fables from a Master of Modern Literature... by Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, United States in 1842. Bierce is critically best remembered for his fiction and many other writings are also generally regarded as some of the best war writings of all time. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce... Today's Bargain Price: $3.70 Categories: Unknown | | |
A Cynic Looks at Life by Ambrose Bierce This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Categories: All Nonfiction | | |
A Cynic Looks at Life (Illustrated) by Ambrose Bierce CIVILIZATION I The question "Does civilization civilize?" is a fine example of petitio principii, and decides itself in the affirmative; for civilization must needs do that from the doing of which it has its name. But it is not necessary to suppose that he who propounds is either unconscious of his lapse in logic or desirous of digging... Today's Bargain Price: $2.99 Categories: Action and Adventure; All Contemporary Fiction & Literature | | |
The Devil's Dictionary: By Ambrose Bierce - Illustrated by Ambrose Bierce How is this book unique? Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Font adjustments & biography included Illustrated About The Devil's Dictionary By Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written by American journalist and author Ambrose Bierce. Originally published in 1906 as The... Today's Bargain Price: $0.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter: By Ambrose Bierce - Illustrated by Ambrose Bierce How is this book unique? Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Font adjustments & biography included Illustrated About The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter By Ambrose Bierce The Monk and the Hangman’s Daughter is the beautifully powerful translation of an old German tale, "Der Mönch von Berchtesgaden... Today's Bargain Price: $0.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge: By Ambrose Bierce - Illustrated by Ambrose Bierce How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" or "A Dead Man's Dream" is a short story by American author Ambrose Bierce. Originally published... Today's Bargain Price: $0.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
A Cynic Looks at Life by Ambrose Bierce A collection of essays in which Bierce talks about modern civilization and all its faults, including the death penalty, emancipated women, immortality, civilisation and more. Today's Bargain Price: $1.99 Categories: All Politics, History and Current Events | | |
Can such things be? by Ambrose Bierce 24 short stories in fairly typical Bierce fashion ghostly, spooky, to be read (or listened to) in the dark, perhaps with a light crackling fire burning dimly in the background. Stories of ghosts, apparitions, and strange, inexplicable occurrences are prevalent in these tales, some of which occur on or near Civil War fields of battle... Today's Bargain Price: $3.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
The Damned Thing: By Ambrose Bierce - Illustrated by Ambrose Bierce How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce "The Damned Thing" is a horror story written by Ambrose Bierce. It first appeared in Tales from New York Town Topics on December 7, 1893. "The Damned Thing" is written in four... Today's Bargain Price: $0.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter (Alma Classics) by Ambrose Bierce On arriving at a rural monastery, the monk Ambrosius meets a young girl, Benedicta. She is shunned by the local community for being the daughter of the local hangman, but Ambrosius is drawn into a dangerous sympathy with her, and in defiance of the community and his superiors, he starts spending time alone with her. But when her virtue... Today's Bargain Price: $1.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
Civil War Stories (Book Center Editions) by Ambrose Bierce Newspaperman, short-story writer, poet, and satirist, Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914) is one of the most striking and unusual literary figures America has produced. Dubbed "Bitter Bierce" for his vitriolic wit and biting satire, his fame rests largely on a celebrated compilation of barbed epigrams, The Devil's Dictionary, and a book of... Today's Bargain Price: $0.99 Categories: Unknown | | |
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A Cynic Looks at Life by Ambrose Bierce A Cynic Looks at Life is an essay written by Ambrose Bierce. Misanthropes, grumps, and the hopelessly jaded will relish every ruthlessly witty word of Ambrose Bierce's essay collection A Cynic Looks at Life. Bierce unleashes his jaundiced eye and incisive insight on a number of topics that are still as resonant as they were at the time... Today's Bargain Price: $3.99 Categories: All Politics, History and Current Events | | |
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