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  • The devil’s dictionary
    Ambrose Bierce
    This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve ...
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    13,19 €

  • Civil War Stories
    Ambrose Bierce
    Popular American writer Ambrose Bierce comes alive in the magnificent collection of short stories. Having been no stranger to the battlefield, Bierce draws upon his experience as a soldier and the stories he heard during the American Civil War in this collection. However, his tales do not happily reminisce about the good times; instead, Bierce’s dry wit and love of the macabre ...
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    8,74 €

  • The Devil’s Dictionary
    Ambrose Bierce
    This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the sa...
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    17,77 €

  • Aceite de perro y otros cuentos
    Ambrose Bierce
    La muerte es la única certeza a pesar de todo lo incierto que se oculta tras su velo. Nos ha atraídopor lo desconocido de su destino y por lo oscuro de sus dominios. Siempre ha aterrado a la humanidad,bueno, a casi toda. Hay quienes se enfrentan a la muerte sin pensarlo dos veces, hay quienes la vencomo un negocio, una salida fácil para ellos mismos o para otros, desafortunados...
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    9,14 €

  • The Fiend’s Delight, By Dod Grile
    Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    20,77 €

  • The Passing Show
    Ambrose Bierce / W. E. Wood / WEWood
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    25,70 €

  • The Woman who Lost him, and Tales of the Army Frontier
    Ambrose Bierce / George Wharton James / Josephine Clifford McCrackin
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    36,30 €

  • The Shadow on the Dial, and Other Essays
    Bierce Ambrose
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    21,82 €

  • The Shadow on the Dial, and Other Essays
    Bierce Ambrose
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    35,45 €

  • The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce; Volume VII
    Ambrose Bierce
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    24,74 €

  • The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary
    Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Bierce’s classic collection of witty and satirical definitions, arranged alphabetically as a dictionary, is presented here in full.Known as a hero for his actions in the American Civil War, Bierce distinguished himself later in life as a barbed commentator who would turn his ire to all sorts of topics. Today, most of his journalism and opinion pieces are consigned to ob...
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    38,14 €

  • The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary
    Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Bierce’s classic collection of witty and satirical definitions, arranged alphabetically as a dictionary, is presented here in full.Known as a hero for his actions in the American Civil War, Bierce distinguished himself later in life as a barbed commentator who would turn his ire to all sorts of topics. Today, most of his journalism and opinion pieces are consigned to ob...
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    17,64 €

  • An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
    Ambrose Bierce
    Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of the short story, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” (1890) by Ambrose Bierce. In this text Bierce creatively uses both structure and content to explore the concept of time, from present to past, and reflecting its transitional and illusive qualities. The story is one of Bierce’s most popular and acclaimed works, alongsid...
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    12,16 €

  • The Devil’s Dictionary
    Ambrose Bierce
    Regarded as one of the most influential American journalists of the late 19th and early 20th century, Ambrose Bierce was the Civil War veteran who was best known for his stories of the American Civil War and for his satirical witticisms. Written over several decades “The Devil’s Dictionary” is the ultimate collection of his lexicon of satirical definitions. Bierce’s earliest kn...
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    12,27 €

  • Tales of Soldiers and Civilians
    Ambrose Bierce
    Tales of Soldiers and Civilians is a collection of short stories written by Ambrose Bierce. Published in 1891, the 26 stories detail the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. His famous story 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' is included in this collection. ...
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    27,99 €

  • The Ghost Stories of Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Bierce
    Bierce was considered a master of pure English by his contemporaries, and virtually everything that came from his pen was notable for its judicious wording and economy of style. He wrote in a variety of literary genres. In addition to his ghost and war stories, he also published several volumes of poetry. His Fantastic Fables anticipated the ironic style of grotesquerie that be...
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    17,99 €

  • The Devil’s Dictionary
    Ambrose Bierce
    The Devil’s Dictionary is a satirical reference book written by Ambrose Bierce. The book offers reinterpretations of terms in the English language, lampooning cant and political doublespeak, as well as other aspects of human foolishness and frailty. A number of the definitions are accompanied by satiric verses, many of which are signed with comic pseudonyms such as Salder Bupp ...
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    37,03 €

  • A Son Of The Gods
    Ambrose Bierce
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    15,11 €

  • Diccionario del Diablo
    Ambrose Bierce
    El Diccionario del Diablo (The Devils Dictionary en inglés) es una recopilación satírica de 998 definiciones corrosivas escritas de 1881 a 1906 por Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?).Inicialmente fue publicado en fragmentos en diversos periódicos durante más de veinte años. Al finalizar esta labor, en 1911, se recopiló una versión completa. El libro fue conocido desde la Guerra de Sec...
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    17,00 €

  • Tales of Soldiers and Civilians -The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce Vol. II
    Ambrose Bierce
    Bierce edited the twelve volumes of The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, which were published from 1909 to 1912. The seventh volume consists solely of The Devil’s Dictionary.Bierce has been criticized by his contemporaries and later scholars for deliberately pursuing improbability and for his penchant toward ''trick endings''. In his later stories, apparently under the influe...
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    19,31 €

  • Write It Right
    Ambrose Bierce
    Are You Making These Mistakes In Your Writing?Amusing and thought-provoking, this A-to-Z compendium outlines common oral and written gaffes. Ambrose Bierce, a celebrated literary wit, assembled his informative compilation in 1909 from many years of observations and notes. He advocates precision in language, offering alternatives to grammatical lapses and inaccurate word choices...
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    12,05 €

  • The Pestilence Club
    Ambrose Bierce / EDGAR ALLAN POE / Theophile Gautier
    3 short horror fiction stories brought to you by your friends at the Caller House Press. Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce and Theophile Gautier provide the chills in this collection of classical horror shorts. ...
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    6,78 €

  • An Unction from the Holy One
    Ambrose Bierce
    4ink7 is an international literary journal of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Each issue is titled after a piece iin the collection.  Rather than a temporal journal, each issue is treated as a book and printed as a hardcover edition. ...
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    17,30 €

  • A Son Of The Gods
    Ambrose Bierce
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    30,57 €

  • Ten Tales [Moxon’s Master and Other Tales]
    Ambrose Bierce
    2015 Reprint of 1925 Edition. Full Facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. 'Moxon’s Master' speculates on the nature of life and intelligence. It describes a chess-playing automaton that murders its creator. First published in the 1893, it is one of the first descriptions of a robot in English literature. The master, Moxon, conv...
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    13,71 €

  • The King in Yellow
    Ambrose Bierce / H. P. Lovecraft / HPLovecraft / Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    The King in Yellow - recently featured in HBO’s hit series True Detective - is a classic collection of 10 short stories, the reading of which will curse one to a terrible fate. You have been warned! This edition features an introduction by H.P. Lovecraft. As an added bonus, it also includes 'An Inhabitant of Carcosa,' by Ambrose Bierce, another related story. H.P. Lovecraft wro...
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    23,77 €

  • The City of the Goneaway
    Ambrose Bierce
    AMBROSE BIERCE - The City of the Goneaway - and 67 other stories of the supernatural and the weird.Before he trailed off into the wilds of Mexico, never to be heard from again, Ambrose Bierce achieved a public persona as ''bitter Bierce'' and ''the devil’s lexicographer.'' He left behind a nasty reputation and more than ninety short stories that are perfect expressions of his s...
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    52,15 €

  • The Eyes of the Panther (Cryptofiction Classics - Weird Tales of Strange Creatures)
    Ambrose Bierce
    This early work by Ambrose Bierce was originally published in 1891 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. ’The Eyes of the Panther’ is a short story about a homesteading family in the United States and a young woman who believes herself to have gone insane. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born in Meigs Co...
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    12,31 €

  • The devil’s dictionary
    Ambrose Bierce
    A hilarious - and true! - take-off of our most solemn and reverential words ...
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    24,72 €

  • Courage in the Face of the Enemy - Tales of Bravery and Horror from the American Civil War
    Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Bierce enlisted in the Union Army at the outbreak of the American Civil War and fought with distinction for 4 years, even earning recognition of his bravery in the newspapers of the day for a daring rescue attempt of gravely wounded comrade. His wartime experiences greatly effected his later writing. Here is a collection of the short stories Bierce penned on the topic o...
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    30,69 €


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