LIBROS DEL AUTOR: ambrose bierce

222 resultados para LIBROS DEL AUTOR: ambrose bierce

  • Moxon’s Master
    Ambrose Bierce
    A short story that speculates on what it is to be intelligent and when artificial intelligence becomes to powerful. ...
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    17,91 €

  • A Holy Terror
    Ambrose Bierce
    The strange tale of a frontier town and the horrible goings on that haunt the residents. ...
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    12,30 €

  • The Death of Halpin Frayser
    Ambrose Bierce
    A wonderful example of the macabre and surreal mind of Ambrose Bierce. ...
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    18,06 €

  • The Stories of Captain Abersouth by Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Bierce
    Captain Abersouth is a recurring character in the short stories of Ambrose Bierce and here are collected the Abersouth tales for the first time. ...
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    13,63 €

  • The Middle Toe of the Right Foot and Other Strange Stories
    Ambrose Bierce
    A wonderful collection of the most surreal, macabre and terrifying stories penned by one of the finest short story writers of American literature. ...
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    31,83 €

  • The Monk and the Hangman’s Daughter
    Ambrose Bierce
    A masterpiece, written almost as a modern folktale. Follow the tale of the monk Ambrosius as he meets the shunned Benedicta, the local hangman’s daughter. Ambrosius becomes embroiled in a dark and twisted tale of love, assault and the sins of the past. ...
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    30,69 €

  • Moxon’s Master - and other Tales of Murder Most Foul
    Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Bierce has a reputation as one of the darker short story writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here are collected his finest tales of murder, revenge and horror. ...
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    30,67 €

  • The Very Best of Ambrose Bierce - Including an Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and What I Saw of Shiloh
    Ambrose Bierce
    A collection of the finest examples of the work of Ambrose Bierce, full of horror, death, bravery and war. ...
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    37,58 €

  • A Cynic Looks at Life
    Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Bierce was well known for his biting wit and cynical approach to life. Here is a collection of essays which showcases this great writers outlook on life, love, power and politics. ...
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    15,17 €

  • The Fiend’s Delight
    Ambrose Bierce
    A collection of essays, stories, poems and reflections, previously printed in American journals. Bierce has created a snapshot of journalism in the United States that is full of wit, gloom and everything in between. ...
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    30,53 €

  • What I Saw of Shiloh -The Memories and Experiences of Ambrose Bierce During the American Civil War
    Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Bierce was one of the most famous writers in the world at the turn of the 20th century, a vocal and passion critic and probably best known for his works centred on the American civil war, of which he served in. Here is a collection of Bierce’s finest work on the topic, including his first hand accounts of the horror and futility of the fighting and his marvellous short ...
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    22,18 €

  • The Haunted Valley
    Ambrose Bierce
    A seemingly love triangle that involves murder and betrayal but is really a fascinating insight into the mind of Ambrose Bierce and his radical politics that condemn the nation building and racist ideologies of white superiority that was prevalent among the wealthy Americans of his time. ...
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    11,02 €

  • A Watcher by the Dead
    Ambrose Bierce
    A terrifying tale of a bet made among friends involving a dead body and how things go horribly wrong. ...
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    12,21 €

  • One Kind of Officer
    Ambrose Bierce
    A story of how a straight forward order can come to haunt an officer who did not question enough. ...
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    12,21 €

  • 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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    13,67 €

  • Civil War Stories
    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. His short stories are held among the best of the 19th century, providing a popular following based on his roots. He wrote realistically of the terrible things h...
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    10,03 €

  • A Collection of Short Stories and Accounts of his Experience during the American Civil War - Including a Biography of the Author
    Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, United States in 1842. Bierce is critically best remembered for his fiction and many other writings are also generally regarded as some of the best war writings of all time. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900’s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are repub...
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    43,53 €

  • Shapes of Clay - A Collection of Poetry and Writings with a Biography of the Author
    Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, United States in 1842. Bierce is critically best remembered for his fiction and many other writings are also generally regarded as some of the best war writings of all time. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900’s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are repub...
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    34,37 €

  • The Fantastic Fables of Ambrose Bierce - Thought Provoking and Humorous Fables from a Master of Modern Literature - With a Biography of the Author
    Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, United States in 1842. Bierce is critically best remembered for his fiction and many other writings are also generally regarded as some of the best war writings of all time. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900’s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are repub...
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    31,47 €

  • The Private Correspondence of Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, United States in 1842. Bierce is critically best remembered for his fiction and many other writings are also generally regarded as some of the best war writings of all time. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900’s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are repub...
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    34,60 €

  • The Devil’s Dictionary - With a Preface by the Author and a Short Biography of Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, United States in 1842. Bierce is critically best remembered for his fiction and many other writings are also generally regarded as some of the best war writings of all time. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900’s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are repub...
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    43,40 €

  • On Soldiers and Civilians - Short Stories of the American Civil War
    Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, United States in 1842. Bierce is critically best remembered for his fiction and many other writings are also generally regarded as some of the best war writings of all time. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900’s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are repub...
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    35,41 €

  • 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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    9,45 €

  • 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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    14,87 €

  • The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. 2
    Ambrose Bierce
    Ambrose Bierce’s Tales of Soldiers and Civilians presents through a series of short stories the American Civil War in all of its gruesomeness as well as its glory. A Civil War veteran himself, Bierce knew firsthand the horrors of war, and how meaningless the heroism of these soldiers could be, in light of the devastation war wreaked on soldiers and civilians alike. ...
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    20,07 €

  • The Devil’s Dictionary
    Ambrose Bierce
    2010 Reprint of 1911 Edition. The Devil’s Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, is a satirical book published in 1911. It offers reinterpretations of terms in the English language, lampooning cant and political doublespeak. What had started as a newspaper serialization was first reproduced in book form in 1906 under the dubious title Cynic’s Word Book. The 1906 edition contained def...
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    16,30 €

  • The Collected Works Of Ambrose Bierce V6
    Ambrose Bierce
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    23,59 €

  • The Collected Works Of Ambrose Bierce V2
    Ambrose Bierce
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    23,99 €

  • The Collected Works Of Ambrose Bierce V7
    Ambrose Bierce
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    23,50 €

  • The Collected Works Of Ambrose Bierce V1
    Ambrose Bierce
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    23,89 €


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