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Ambrose Bierce: the Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs (LOA #219) : In the Midst of Life (Tales of Soldiers and Civilians) / Can Such Things Be? / the Devil's Dictionary / Bits of Autobiography / Selected Stories by Ambrose Bierce (2011, Hardcover)
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A veteran of some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, Ambrose Bierce went on to become one of the darkest and most death haunted of American writers, the blackest of black humorists. This volume gathers the most celebrated and significant of Bierce's writings. In the Midst of Life (Tales of Soldiers and Civilians) , his collection of short fiction about the Civil War, which includes the masterpieces "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "Chickamauga," is suffused with a fiercely ironic sense of the horror and randomness of war. Can Such Things Be? brings together "The Death of Halpin Frayser," "The Damned Thing," "The Moonlit Road," and other tales of terror that make Bierce the genre's most significant American practitioner between Poe and Lovecraft. The Devil's Dictionary , the brilliant lexicon of subversively cynical definitions on which Bierce worked for decades, displays to the full his corrosive wit. In Bits of Autobiography , the series of memoirs that includes the memorable "What I Saw of Shiloh," he recreates his experiences in the war and its aftermath. The volume is rounded out with a selection of his best uncollected stories. Acclaimed Bierce scholar S. T. Joshi provides detailed notes and a newly researched chronology of Bierce's life and mysterious disappearance. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.Product Identifiers
PublisherLibrary of America, T.H.E.
ISBN-101598531026
ISBN-139781598531022
eBay Product ID (ePID)109321786
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicHumorous / Black Humor, Horror, Short Stories (Single Author), General, Literary, Biography & Autobiography, Fiction, Humor
AuthorAmbrose Bierce
Dimensions
Item Height1.1in
Item Length8.1in
Item Width5.1in
Item Weight20.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Publication Year2011
FormatHardcover
Book TitleAmbrose Bierce: the Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs (LOA #219) : In the Midst of Life (Tales of Soldiers and Civilians) / Can Such Things Be? / the Devil's Dictionary / Bits of Autobiography / Selected Stories
Age Range18
Grade fromTwelfth Grade
Target AudienceTrade
Lc Classification NumberPs1097.A6 2011b
Number of Pages864 Pages
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- 01 Apr, 2020
A+, Bierce is the most important American author of imaginative fiction between Poe and Lovecraft.
A+, Bierce is the most important American author of imaginative fiction between Poe and Lovecraft.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Jan, 2017
Great, great book
Great, great book of Bierce's contemporary views of the Civil War.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
