Contrary to rumor and speculation, Ambrose Bierce was not in league with the devil. Bierce earned the nickname "The Wickedest Man in San Francisco" not by indulging in acts of depravity himself, but by recording the sins and follies of his fellow man. As a columnist for the San Francisco Examiner and other newspapers, he heaped scorn upon the scoundrels infesting late nineteenth-century America.
Here, in his best work, Bierce relies less on venom than on a wit sharp enough to cut glass. TheDevil's Dictionary is one of the most oft-quoted works in all of American literature. Yet beneath its cynical humor, it remains an unflinchingly honest books about human nature.
| ISBN: | 9780760793558 |
| Publication date: | 17th December 2007 |
| Author: | Ambrose Bierce |
| Publisher: | BookAnnex an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 249 pages |
| Series: | Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism |
Contrary to rumor and speculation, Ambrose Bierce was not in league with the devil. Bierce earned the nickname "The Wickedest Man in San Francisco" not by indulging in acts of depravity himself, but by recording the sins and follies of his fellow man.
The Devil's Dictionary features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism
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The Devil's Dictionary was written by Ambrose Bierce and published by BookAnnex an imprint of Little, Brown
The Devil's Dictionary has 249 pages
Yes it is part of Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading series