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Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist.

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American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist

Born 1842
Died 1914?

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  • Cover of: The cynic's word book

    First published in 1906 22 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition cynicswordbook00bier Cover of edition thecynicswordboo43951gut Cover of edition cynicswordbook00biergoog
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  • Cover of: The shadow on the dial: and other essays

    First published in 1909 21 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition theshadowonthedi25304gut Cover of edition synapseml_gutenberg_the_shadow_on_the_dial_and_other_essays Cover of edition shadowondialothe00bier Cover of edition shadowondialothe00bieruoft Cover of edition shadowondialand00howegoog
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  • Cover of: Tales of soldiers and civilians

    First published in 1891 21 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition talesofsoldiers00bierrich Cover of edition talesofsoldiersc00bierrich Cover of edition talesofsoldiers00bierrich Cover of edition talesofsoldiersc1891bier
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  • Cover of: The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce: Volume VI: The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter / Fantastic Fables

    First published in 1907 21 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition collworks06bierrich Cover of edition collectedworks06bieriala Cover of edition collectedworksof06bierrich Cover of edition cu31924021998848 Cover of edition collectedworks0006bier Cover of edition collectedworksof0006bier
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  • Cover of: Points of view: an anthology of short stories

    First published in 1960 21 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition pointsofviewanth0000unse Cover of edition pointsofviewanth0000jame Cover of edition pointsofviewment0000jame Cover of edition pointsofviewanth00moff
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  • Cover of: A son of the gods ; and, A horseman in the sky

    First published in 1907 20 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition synapseml_gutenberg_a_son_of_the_gods_and_a_horseman_in_the Cover of edition sonofgodsandhors00bierrich Cover of edition ofgodsandhorsson00bierrich Cover of edition asonofthegodsand05661gut Cover of edition son_of_the_gods_horseman_sky_1604_librivox Cover of edition sonofgodsandhors00bier
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  • Cover of: The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce

    First published in 1946 18 editions in 2 languages — 9 previewable Cover of edition collectedwriting0000clif_i6l1 Cover of edition bagolyfolyo0000ambr Cover of edition collectedwriting0000bier Cover of edition collectedwriting0000unse_u9i3 Cover of edition collectedwriting0000unse Cover of edition collectedwriting00ambr Cover of edition collectedwriting00bier Cover of edition collectedwriting0000clif
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  • Cover of: The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce: Volume II: In the midst of life (tales of soldiers and civilians)

    First published in 1909 18 editions in 1 language — 8 previewable Cover of edition collectedworks02bieriala Cover of edition thecollectedwork13334gut Cover of edition collectedworksof02bierrich Cover of edition collectedworks0002bier Cover of edition bwb_o8-cls-799 Cover of edition collectedworksof0002bier Cover of edition collectedworksof0000unse_h9p5
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  • Cover of: The great modern American stories

    First published in 1920 18 editions in 1 language — 9 previewable Cover of edition greatmodernameri0000unse_x3t1 Cover of edition greatmodernameri0000unse Cover of edition greatmodernameri0000unse_b1p4 Cover of edition greatmodernameri00howe Cover of edition greatmodstories00howerich Cover of edition greatmodernamer00livegoog Cover of edition bwb_T2-FMH-775 Cover of edition greatmodernameri0000unse_x6a9
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  • Cover of: House on the Borderland

    First published in 2008 18 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Great American Short Stories

    First published in 1957 18 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition greatamericansho0000wall_h4s2 Cover of edition greatamericansho0000wall Cover of edition greatamericansho0000unse_n6g4 Cover of edition greatamericansho00steg Cover of edition greatamericansho0000unse_l9a7
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  • Cover of: The best ghost stories

    First published in 1919 17 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition bestghoststorie00frengoog Cover of edition bestghoststories0000unse_f0y4 Cover of edition bestghoststories0000unse_a7f1
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  • Cover of: Mark Twain's library of humor

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  • Cover of: Future perfect: American science fiction of the nineteenth century

    First published in 1955 15 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition futureperfect0000unse Cover of edition futureperfect0000unse_n2g1 Cover of edition futureperfectame0000unse Cover of edition futureperfectame00fran Cover of edition futureperfect0000unse_l7e9
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  • Cover of: Can such things be?

    First published in 1910 14 editions in 1 language — 9 previewable Cover of edition collectedworks03bieriala Cover of edition collectedworksof03bierrich Cover of edition cu31924021998814 Cover of edition collectedworks0003bier Cover of edition cansuchthings00bierrich Cover of edition collectedworksa13biergoog Cover of edition collectedworksa17biergoog Cover of edition collectedworksof0003bier
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  • Cover of: The Book of fantasy

    First published in 1940 14 editions in 3 languages — 8 previewable Cover of edition antologadelali00borg Cover of edition bwb_P8-BAU-695 Cover of edition bookoffantasy0000borg Cover of edition bookoffantasy00jorg Cover of edition bookoffantasy0000unse Cover of edition bookoffantasy00borg Cover of edition bookfantasy00borg
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  • Cover of: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians

    First published in 1892 13 editions in 1 language — 12 previewable Cover of edition inmidstoflifetal00bierrich Cover of edition newinmidstoflife00bieruoft Cover of edition inmidstoflifetal00bieriala Cover of edition bierinmidstoflif00bierrich Cover of edition lifetalinmidstof00bierrich Cover of edition inmidstoflifetal00bieruoft Cover of edition inmidstoflifebya00bier Cover of edition inmidstoflifeta00bier Cover of edition inmidstoflife00bier
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  • Cover of: Selected English short stories: (XIX and XX centuries)

    First published in 1921 12 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition selectedenglishs0000unse_t1d4 Cover of edition selectedenglishs00milfrich Cover of edition selectedenglishs00lond Cover of edition bwb_KJ-516-409
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  • Cover of: The Dark Descent

    First published in 1987 12 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition darkdescent0000unse_i9v2 Cover of edition darkdescent0000davi Cover of edition darkdescent0000unse_t7k4
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  • Cover of: Literature: an introduction to fiction, poetry, drama, and writing

    First published in 2006 12 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition literatureintrod0000unse_k5i0 Cover of edition isbn_9780205688494 Cover of edition literatureintrod0000kenn
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American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist

Born 1842
Died 1914?
Subjects
Fiction, Classic Literature, History, hanging, Union, American Civil War, Juvenile audience, Confederate States of America, civil war, Short Stories, short story, Imagination, short stories, American literature, meaning of love, selfhood, freedom, Short stories, Children's fiction, American Horror tales, self-fulfilment, Horror tales, horror, Horror stories, first-person narrative
Places
United States, Owl Creek Bridge, Alabama, Mallard residence, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New England, Salem Village, Jefferson, Carcosa, Mississippi, San Francisco, Yoknapatawpha County, L’Abri, New York, Wall Street, England, India, Araby, Araby bazaar, North Richmond Street, Chênière Caminada, Grand Isle, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico
People
Peyton Farquhar, Brently Mallard, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Richards, Hugh Morgan, William Harker, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Désirée, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Dr. Helberson, Dr. Mancher, Charles Marlowe, Irene Marlowe, Jenner Brenning, Ethelred, Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher
Time
19th century, 1861-65, 1861-1865, Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, Antebellum era, 1600s, Carnival, American Civil War, 20th century, carnival, 1692, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1860s, 1888, 1890, December, 17th century, 1889, 1895, 1920s, 1935-1947, 1940, 1941, 1942

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  • Ambrose Bierce
  • Dod Grile
  • William Herman
  • J. Milton Sloluck
  • Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
  • Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
  • Ambrose Ambrose Bierce
  • Ambrose Bierce Bierce
  • Bierce, Ambrose
  • Ambrose Gwinneth Bierce
  • Ambrose BIERCE
  • Bierce Ambrose
  • AMBROSE GWINETT BIERCE
  • Ambrose G. Bierce
  • Ambrose, Bierce
  • Biyeersi
  • Ambroce Bierce
  • Abrose Bierce
  • Ambroise Bierce
  • Bierce a.
  • A. Bierce
  • Bierce A.
  • Mr Ambrose Bierce
  • Ambrose AMBROSE BIERCE
  • BIERCE AMBROSE
  • Ambrose 1842-1914? Bierce
  • Ambrose [Gwinett] (1842-1914) Bierce
  • Ambrose (adapted Bierce
  • Ambroce Ambroce Bierce

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