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NEGLIGIBLE TALES - 14 Titles in One Edition
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- GenresShort Stories
90 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 27, 2015
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About the author
Ambrose Bierce
2,409 books1,296 followersdied perhaps 1914
Caustic wit and a strong sense of horror mark works, including In the Midst of Life (1891-1892) and The Devil's Dictionary (1906), of American writer Ambrose Gwinett Bierce.
People today best know this editorialist, journalist, and fabulist for his short story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and his lexicon.
The informative sardonic view of human nature alongside his vehemence as a critic with his motto, "nothing matters," earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce."
People knew Bierce despite his reputation as a searing critic, however, to encourage younger poet George Sterling and fiction author W.C. Morrow.
Bierce employed a distinctive style especially in his stories. This style often embraces an abrupt beginning, dark imagery, vague references to time, limited descriptions, the theme of war, and impossible events.
Bierce disappeared in December 1913 at the age of 71 years. People think that he traveled to Mexico to gain a firsthand perspective on ongoing revolution of that country.
Theories abound on a mystery, ultimate fate of Bierce. He in one of his final letters stated: "Good-bye. If you hear of my being stood up against a Mexican stone wall and shot to rags, please know that I think it is a pretty good way to depart this life. It beats old age, disease, or falling down the cellar stairs. To be a Gringo in Mexico--ah, that is euthanasia!"
Caustic wit and a strong sense of horror mark works, including In the Midst of Life (1891-1892) and The Devil's Dictionary (1906), of American writer Ambrose Gwinett Bierce.
People today best know this editorialist, journalist, and fabulist for his short story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and his lexicon.
The informative sardonic view of human nature alongside his vehemence as a critic with his motto, "nothing matters," earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce."
People knew Bierce despite his reputation as a searing critic, however, to encourage younger poet George Sterling and fiction author W.C. Morrow.
Bierce employed a distinctive style especially in his stories. This style often embraces an abrupt beginning, dark imagery, vague references to time, limited descriptions, the theme of war, and impossible events.
Bierce disappeared in December 1913 at the age of 71 years. People think that he traveled to Mexico to gain a firsthand perspective on ongoing revolution of that country.
Theories abound on a mystery, ultimate fate of Bierce. He in one of his final letters stated: "Good-bye. If you hear of my being stood up against a Mexican stone wall and shot to rags, please know that I think it is a pretty good way to depart this life. It beats old age, disease, or falling down the cellar stairs. To be a Gringo in Mexico--ah, that is euthanasia!"
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October 29, 2022
3.25⭐
Contents:
A Bottomless Grave 5⭐
Jupiter Doke, Brigadier-General 5⭐
The Widower Turmore 4⭐
The City of the Gone Away 3⭐
The Major's Tale 5⭐
Curried Cow 3.5⭐
A Revolt of the Gods 2⭐
The Baptism of Dobsho 2⭐
The Race at Left Bower 2.5⭐
The Failure of Hope Wandel 2.5⭐
Perry Chumly's Eclipse 2⭐
A Providential Intimation 3⭐
Mr. Swiddler's Flip-Flap 3⭐
The Little Story 2.5⭐
Contents:
A Bottomless Grave 5⭐
Jupiter Doke, Brigadier-General 5⭐
The Widower Turmore 4⭐
The City of the Gone Away 3⭐
The Major's Tale 5⭐
Curried Cow 3.5⭐
A Revolt of the Gods 2⭐
The Baptism of Dobsho 2⭐
The Race at Left Bower 2.5⭐
The Failure of Hope Wandel 2.5⭐
Perry Chumly's Eclipse 2⭐
A Providential Intimation 3⭐
Mr. Swiddler's Flip-Flap 3⭐
The Little Story 2.5⭐
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