Devil's Dictionary (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American
Cover of the book Devil's Dictionary (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce, Barnes & Noble
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ambrose Bierce ISBN: 9781411467750
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publication: March 13, 2012
Imprint: Barnes & Noble Language: English
Author: Ambrose Bierce
ISBN: 9781411467750
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Publication: March 13, 2012
Imprint: Barnes & Noble
Language: English

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.

 

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.  The Devil’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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.

 

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.  The Devil’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.

More books from Barnes & Noble

Cover of the book The Moon and Sixpence (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce
Cover of the book An Introduction to English Literature (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce
Cover of the book How to Collect Books (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce
Cover of the book The Reign of Queen Anne, Volume 2 (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce
Cover of the book Bel-Ami (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce
Cover of the book Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce
Cover of the book Books and Characters (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce
Cover of the book The Dark Flower (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce
Cover of the book Mr. Punch's History of Modern England, Volume 1 (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce
Cover of the book The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce
Cover of the book Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 2 (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce
Cover of the book Land and Its Rent (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce
Cover of the book Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce
Cover of the book The Getting of Wisdom (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce
Cover of the book Kitchener (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Ambrose Bierce
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy