Ambrose Bierce: 382 books

Conosciuto principalmente per le sue storie dell’orrore e di fantasmi e per lo sguardo sardonico sulla natura umana – non a caso venne soprannominato “Bitter”, amaro –, Ambrose Bierce fu un prolifico scrittore di racconti, tra cui spiccano quelli fantastici a tema animale. Questo volume...

Popular novel, first published in 1911. According to Wikipedia: "Danziger translated the story "Der Mönch von Berchtesgaden" (The Monk of Berchtesgaden), by German author Richard Voß, published in a German monthly magazine in 1891, into English and contracted Ambrose Bierce, who supported Danziger's...

"The Damned Thing" is a short story written 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.

Trick or Treat! Get a worm cup of tea, curl by the fire, and enjoy the cold chills of this meticulously edited horror collection, jam-packed with the darkest mysteries, supernatural thrillers and gothic romances: James Malcolm Rymer & Thomas Peckett Prest: Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet...

"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" or "A Dead Man's Dream" is a short story, which is set during the Civil War, is famous for its irregular time sequence and twist ending. Bierce's 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 Bierce's most anthologized story.

A collection of spine-chilling tales from a master of horror, Can Such Things Be? is brimming with supernatural occurrences, shifting perspectives, and the psychological twists and turns for which Bierce is famous. Including such offerings as “The Death of Halpin Frayser,” “Moxon’s Master,”...

¡Este libro contiene un indice interactivo que harán la lectura un verdadero placer! Cuatro cuentos de Ambroce Bierce: -Un diagnóstico de muerte -El dedo medio del pie derecho -La Maldita Cosa -El extraño

A town that had a man for breakfast every morning. That's how Tombstone, Arizona was described in the late-1800s, bolstering the myth that a corpse would be found cooling in the town's dusty streets each sunrise. The reality was quite different and much less violent, of course, but that hasn't...

Bierce was considered a master of pure English by his contemporaries, and virtually everything that came from his pen was notable for its judicious wording and economy of style. He wrote in a variety of literary genres. His short stories are held among the best of the 19th century, providing a popular...

Descargar en EPUB, también disponible para Kindle y en PDF Cuatro cuentos de Ambroce Bierce: -Un diagnóstico de muerte -El dedo medio del pie derecho, (escrito en 1891) -La Maldita Cosa -El extraño

Cuatro cuentos de Ambroce Bierce: -Un diagnóstico de muerte -El dedo medio del pie derecho -La Maldita Cosa -El extraño

In this collection of essays, published in 1909, Bierce offers his incisive and sardonic commentary on many social issues of the day. He proffers arguments that are still in use by today's pundits, making his essays such as “The Game of Politics," “The Death Penalty," and “The Right to Work," seem surprisingly modern.

This 1892 novella is translated loosely from a German folktale and masterfully retold by Bierce. Set in the Bavarian mountains, it tells the story of a young Franciscan monk who becomes obsessed and eventually tormented by his feelings for a young girl who has been socially ostracized because her father is the local hangman.     

In this collection of essays, published in 1909, Bierce offers his incisive and sardonic commentary on many social issues of the day. He proffers arguments that are still in use by today’s pundits, making his essays such as “The Game of Politics,” “The Death Penalty,” and “The Right to Work,” seem surprisingly modern.