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3461877The Best of Ambrose Bierce (Annotated) Including: The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, The Devils Dictionary, and That Damned Thinghttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-best-of-ambrose-bierce--annotated--including-the-occurrence-at-owl-creek-bridge-the-devils-dictionary-and-that-damned-thing-1230000848282/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2399230/49b80e8b-bd80-407e-83e6-db8c3960f2d7.jpg?v=6383839225661000006060MXNBronson Tweed PublishingInStock/Ebooks/<p>Ambrose Bierce was an American author and short story writer. He wrote the short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and compiled a satirical lexicon, The Devils 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". Also included is That Damned Thing.<br /> <br /> "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" or "A Dead Mans Dream" is a short work by American author Ambrose Bierce. Originally published by The San Francisco Examiner in 1890, it was first collected in Bierces 1891 book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians. The story, which is set during the Civil War, is famous for its irregular time sequence and twist ending. Bierces abandonment of strict linear narration in favor of the internal mind of the protagonist is considered an early example of experimentation with stream of consciousness. It is Bierces most anthologized story.<br /> The Devils Dictionary is a satirical dictionary composed by American journalist and author Ambrose Bierce. Originally published in 1906 as The Cynics Word Book, it features Bierces witty and often ironic spin on many common English words. Retitled in 1911, it has been followed by numerous "unabridged" versions compiled after Bierces death, which include definitions absent from earlier editions.<br /> "The Damned Thing" is a short story composed by Ambrose Bierce. It first appeared in Tales from New York Town Topics on December 7, 1893. This story focuses on how the human race takes their views of nature for granted, and how there may be things in the natural world that the human eye cannot see or the human ear cannot hear.<br /> This edition has been formatted for your reader, with an active table of contents. This work has also been annotated, with additional information about the works and Ambrose Bierce, including overviews, plot, adaptations, influence, biographical and bibliographical information.<br /> </p>...3397906The Best of Ambrose Bierce (Annotated) Including: The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, The Devils Dictionary, and That Damned Thing6060https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-best-of-ambrose-bierce--annotated--including-the-occurrence-at-owl-creek-bridge-the-devils-dictionary-and-that-damned-thing-1230000848282/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2399230/49b80e8b-bd80-407e-83e6-db8c3960f2d7.jpg?v=638383922566100000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20151230000848282_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_<p>Ambrose Bierce was an American author and short story writer. He wrote the short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and compiled a satirical lexicon, The Devils 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". Also included is That Damned Thing.<br /> <br /> "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" or "A Dead Mans Dream" is a short work by American author Ambrose Bierce. Originally published by The San Francisco Examiner in 1890, it was first collected in Bierces 1891 book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians. The story, which is set during the Civil War, is famous for its irregular time sequence and twist ending. Bierces abandonment of strict linear narration in favor of the internal mind of the protagonist is considered an early example of experimentation with stream of consciousness. It is Bierces most anthologized story.<br /> The Devils Dictionary is a satirical dictionary composed by American journalist and author Ambrose Bierce. Originally published in 1906 as The Cynics Word Book, it features Bierces witty and often ironic spin on many common English words. Retitled in 1911, it has been followed by numerous "unabridged" versions compiled after Bierces death, which include definitions absent from earlier editions.<br /> "The Damned Thing" is a short story composed by Ambrose Bierce. It first appeared in Tales from New York Town Topics on December 7, 1893. This story focuses on how the human race takes their views of nature for granted, and how there may be things in the natural world that the human eye cannot see or the human ear cannot hear.<br /> This edition has been formatted for your reader, with an active table of contents. This work has also been annotated, with additional information about the works and Ambrose Bierce, including overviews, plot, adaptations, influence, biographical and bibliographical information.<br /> </p>(*_*)1230000848282_<p>Ambrose Bierce was an American author and short story writer. He wrote the short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and compiled a satirical lexicon, The Devils 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". Also included is That Damned Thing.<br /> <br /> "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" or "A Dead Mans Dream" is a short work by American author Ambrose Bierce. Originally published by The San Francisco Examiner in 1890, it was first collected in Bierces 1891 book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians. The story, which is set during the Civil War, is famous for its irregular time sequence and twist ending. Bierces abandonment of strict linear narration in favor of the internal mind of the protagonist is considered an early example of experimentation with stream of consciousness. It is Bierces most anthologized story.<br /> The Devils Dictionary is a satirical dictionary composed by American journalist and author Ambrose Bierce. Originally published in 1906 as The Cynics Word Book, it features Bierces witty and often ironic spin on many common English words. Retitled in 1911, it has been followed by numerous "unabridged" versions compiled after Bierces death, which include definitions absent from earlier editions.<br /> "The Damned Thing" is a short story composed by Ambrose Bierce. It first appeared in Tales from New York Town Topics on December 7, 1893. This story focuses on how the human race takes their views of nature for granted, and how there may be things in the natural world that the human eye cannot see or the human ear cannot hear.<br /> This edition has been formatted for your reader, with an active table of contents. This work has also been annotated, with additional information about the works and Ambrose Bierce, including overviews, plot, adaptations, influence, biographical and bibliographical information.<br /> </p>...1230000848282_Bronson Tweed Publishinglibro_electonico_779f80b3-adaf-375d-83bf-ee15c2818025_1230000848282;1230000848282_1230000848282Ambrose BierceInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/b6a6ae99-e425-491d-a9a9-659027bdee34-epub-17bc3677-ac2e-4653-89ff-e206564f3505.epub2015-12-15T00:00:00+00:00Bronson Tweed Publishing