An Ambrose Bierce CompanionBloomsbury Academic, 2001 M03 30 - 352 páginas Ambrose Bierce was born in 1842 and mysteriously disappeared in 1914. During his lifetime, he was a controversial and prolific writer, and there is growing interest in his works. As a Union soldier during the Civil War, he witnessed bloodshed and the atrocities of battle. After the war, he began a career as a journalist in San Francisco, where many of his newspaper columns were filled with venom and daring. In addition, he wrote war stories and tales of the supernatural, along with an assortment of poems. Today, he is probably best remembered as the author of The Devil's Dictionary, originally published as The Cynic's Dictionary in 1906. This reference is a guide to his life and writings. |
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... tells its argumentative organs that he does not take sides but will make an exception of sides of bacon ( # 82 ) . A physician tells a sick crab that he will cure it - by pickling ( # 92 ) . A hungry wolf “ drawl [ s ] " at a dog ...
... tells Irene about her love affair . June 20 : Mary is falling in love with a handsome , well- mannered , brainy man . July 2 : Jack Raynor tells Mary that the attractive man , called Dr. Barritz , may be a magician connected with people ...
... tells a would - be thief that he cannot " throw up [ i.e. , vomit ( sorry ) ] ” his hands because he has not eaten them , another thief steals from the first . When two thieves cannot divvy up a piano , an honest fellow buys it for his ...
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A Prescription for Adversity: The Moral Art of Ambrose Bierce Lawrence I. Berkove Vista previa limitada - 2002 |
A Much Misunderstood Man: Selected Letters of Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce Vista previa limitada - 2003 |