Ambrose Bierce: 382 books

Stories of the Civil War, from volume 2 of the Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce. Including A HORSEMAN IN THE SKY, AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE, CHICAMAUGA, A SON OF THE GODS, ONE OF THE MISSING, KILLED AT RESACA , THE AFFAIR AT COULTER'S NOTCH, THE COUP DE GRACE, PARKER ADDERSON PHILOSOPHER,...

Peyton Farquhar, a confederate sympathizer, stands to be hanged for his role in a plot to demolish Owl Creek Bridge. As he awaits death, Farquhar considers the possibility of escape—the chances of slipping his bonds, swimming to safety, and returning to his family. “An Occurrence at Owl Creek...

A wonderful example of the macabre and surreal mind of Ambrose Bierce.

Short story by the caustic satirist Ambrose Bierce about the the joint shenanigans of crooked newspaper reporters and shady politicians.

El Diccionario del Diablo (The Devil's Dictionary en inglés) es una recopilación satírica de 998 definiciones corrosivas escrito de 1881 a 1906 por Ambrose Bierce. Inicialmente fue publicado en fragmentos en diversos periódicos durante más de veinte años. Al finalizar, en 1911, se recopiló...

Se desarrolla durante Guerra de Secesión de los Estados Unidos en el Río del Búho al norte del Estado de Alabama. Un hacendado sureño, Peyton Farquhar, se entera por un soldado presuntamente confederado de que el ejército federal ha llegado de los límites del pueblo en que habita con...

Introducing classic stories from the original masters of horror. This eBook includes all of the stories from Volume Five of the Spinechillers audiobook series as well as Doug Bradley's special introduction.  These stories include:  The Death of Halpin Frayser (1893)...

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American short story writer of the 19th century. It is a story about Captain Graffenreid, who has the rare advantage of a military education. Over a long period of time he is serving in the regiment. Death has been busy in his distant regiment, and every man in those...

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. His creation is individualized by sardonic view of human nature and criticism. Participated the American Civil War, he composed the writing style with an abrupt beginnings, dark imagery, vague...

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. His creation is individualized by sardonic view of human nature and criticism. Participated the American Civil War, he composed the writing style with an abrupt beginnings, dark imagery, vague...

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. His creation is individualized by sardonic view of human nature and criticism. Participated the American Civil War, he composed the writing style with an abrupt beginnings, dark imagery, vague...

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. His creation is individualized by sardonic view of human nature and criticism. Participated the American Civil War, he composed the writing style with an abrupt beginnings, dark imagery, vague...

Tales of Soldiers and Civilians is a collection of short stories written by Ambrose Bierce. Published in 1891, the 26 stories detail the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. His famous story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is included in this collection.

Esta nueva versión ilustrada del cuento escrito por el enigmático escritor norteamericano Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) es uno de los relatos cortos de la literatura estadounidense más leídos, más admirados y que se ha incluido en más antologías. Originalmente fue publicado por The San Francisco...