Bierce: 383 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.

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.

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)...

Una selección de cuentos que Julio Cortázar calificó como «inolvidables» en diversas épocas de su vida. Una lista de cuentos que se abre pero no se cierra e involucra al propio Cortázar como lector junto con grandes autores de la Literatura contemporánea. Los cuentos son "El...

This powerful collection contains the very best of this world-renowned author’s writings. All of the short stories and factual accounts of the Civil War presented here form a searing, unflinching portrait of this terrible war. For fiction and non-fiction fans and history buffs alike.

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...