Ambrose Bierce

The Damned Thing 1898, From "In the Midst of Life"

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce’s “The Damned Thing,” first published in 1898 as part of his collection *In the Midst of…

The Devil's Dictionary

Ambrose Bierce

The Devil’s Dictionary is a satirical lexicon that lampoons the very act of definition.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

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The piece is a Civil‑War‑era short story that opens with a stark tableau on a northern Alabama railroad…

Can Such Things Be?

Ambrose Bierce

The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 02 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians

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Shapes of Clay

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Black Beetles in Amber

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The Letters of Ambrose Bierce, With a Memoir by George Sterling

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The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 01

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The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 08 Negligible Tales, On With the Dance, Epigrams

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Cobwebs from an Empty Skull

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The Fiend's Delight

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Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Ambrose Bierce

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The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 12 In Motley

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The Cynic's Word Book

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The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 10 The Opinionator

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Fantastic Fables

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Write It Right: A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults

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The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909

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Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories

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The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 11 Antepenultimata

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A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky

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A Cynic Looks at Life

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The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 09 Tangential Views

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