The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce
This book by Ambrose Bierce has all of his short stories in following collections: Can Such Things Be?, Cobwebs from an Empty Skull, Fantastic Fables, In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians, Kings of Beasts, Miscellaneous Tales, Negligible Tales, Present at a Hanging, and Other...
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This book by Ambrose Bierce has all of his short stories in following collections: Can Such Things Be?, Cobwebs from an Empty Skull, Fantastic Fables, In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians, Kings of Beasts, Miscellaneous Tales, Negligible Tales, Present at a Hanging, and Other Ghost Stories, The Fiend’s Delight, The Fourth Estate, The Ocean Wave, The Parenticide Club, Two Administrations
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781517535216 (1517535212)
ASIN: 1517535212
Publish date: 2015-09-27
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2010-12-22)
Pages no: 620
Edition language: English
Ambrose Bierce was a true American original. Civil War hero. Journalist. A true master of the English language who lived by the maxim "Less is more" in his writing. (He defined a novel as "a short story, padded"). Gifted with a razor sharp mind and a wit commonly referred to as "pure venom", Bierce'...
As a word assassin (i.e. editor) by day, I find Bierce's talent for word conservation stunning. I didn't know diction (and fiction) could feel so efficient. But, because no story is longer than 5 or so pages, this collection can feel draining, especially since the stronger works are in the last two ...
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