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Born in Ohio in 1842, journalist, short-story writer and critic Ambrose Bierce developed into one of this country's most celebrated and cynical wits a merciless "American Swift" whose literary barbs were aimed at folly, self-delusion, politics, business, religion, literature... Read Full Overview

Born in Ohio in 1842, journalist, short-story writer and critic Ambrose Bierce developed into one of this country's most celebrated and cynical wits -- a merciless "American Swift" whose literary barbs were aimed at folly, self-delusion, politics, business, religion, literature... Read Full Overview

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) 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... Read Full Overview

The Devil's Dictionary was begun in a weekly paper in 1881, and was continued in a desultory way at long intervals until 1906. In that year a large part of it was published in covers with the title The Cynic's Word Book, a name which the author had not the power to reject or... Read Full Overview

"Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy."

"Bore: A person who talks when you wish him to listen." "Lawyer: One skilled in circumvention of the law." "Positive: Mistaken at the top of one's voice." These and more than 1,000 other comic definitions appear in Ambrose Bierce's wicked satire of conventional dictionaries... Read Full Overview

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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce fue un escritor, periodista y editorialista estadounidense. Su estilo l cido y vehemente le ha permitido conservar la popularidad un siglo despu s de su muerte, mientras que muchos de sus contempor neos han pasado al olvido

Ambrose Bierce's classic collection of witty and satirical definitions, arranged alphabetically as a dictionary, is presented here in full. Known as a hero for his actions in the American Civil War, Bierce distinguished himself later in life as a barbed commentator who would... Read Full Overview

Annotated Content This edition has been annotated with the following unique content. Historical Context Detailed 19th Century Analysis "Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me." The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written in the late... Read Full Overview

The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who spent decades ruffling... Read Full Overview

Ambrose Bierce, journalist and former soldier for the Union army in the Civil War, began writing satirical definitions for the San Francisco Wasp in 1881, and later for the San Francisco Examiner , launching a journalistic career that would see him liked and loathed in equal... Read Full Overview

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