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Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist.

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Born 1842
Died 1914?

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature Pennsylvania: The American Experience

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  • Cover of: Classic American Short Stories

    First published in 1965 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Tales of Soldiers & Civilians

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  • Cover of: Understanding fiction

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  • Cover of: The Penguin book of ghost stories

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    First published in 2013 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Ghosts: a treasury of chilling tales old and new

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  • Cover of: An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge And Other Stories

    First published in 1997 — 5 editions
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    First published in 2005 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The doctor's red lamp: a book of short stories concerning the doctor's daily life

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  • Cover of: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

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    First published in 1964 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Short Fiction: Classic and Contemporary

    First published in 1989 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The world's greatest ghost stories

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Born 1842
Died 1914?

Subjects

Fiction, Classic Literature, History, hanging, Union, American Civil War, Juvenile audience, Confederate States of America, civil war, Short Stories, short story, Imagination, meaning of love, selfhood, freedom, American literature, short stories, self-fulfilment, Short stories, Children's fiction, American Horror tales, Horror tales, horror, Collections, Literature

Places

United States, Owl Creek Bridge, Alabama, Mallard residence, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New England, Salem Village, Jefferson, Carcosa, Mississippi, San Francisco, Yoknapatawpha County, L’Abri, New York, Wall Street, England, India, Amazon rainforest, Araby, Araby bazaar, Caribbean, North Richmond Street, Ship-Trap Island, Tibet

People

Peyton Farquhar, Brently Mallard, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Richards, Hugh Morgan, William Harker, Désirée, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Dr. Helberson, Dr. Mancher, Armand Aubigny, Charles Marlowe, Irene Marlowe, Jenner Brenning, La Blanche, Sandrine

Time

1861-65, 19th century, 1861-1865, Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, Antebellum era, 1600s, Carnival, 20th century, American Civil War, carnival, 1890, 1692, 1860s, 1888, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, December, 17th century, 1889, 1895, 1920s, 1935-1947, 1940, 1941, 1942

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Alternative names

  • Ambrose Bierce
  • Dod Grile
  • William Herman
  • J. Milton Sloluck
  • Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
  • Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
  • Ambrose Ambrose Bierce
  • Ambrose Bierce Bierce
  • Bierce, Ambrose
  • Ambrose Gwinneth Bierce
  • Ambrose BIERCE
  • Bierce Ambrose
  • AMBROSE GWINETT BIERCE
  • Ambrose G. Bierce
  • Ambrose, Bierce
  • Biyeersi
  • Ambroce Bierce
  • Abrose Bierce
  • Ambroise Bierce
  • Bierce a.
  • A. Bierce
  • Bierce A.
  • Mr Ambrose Bierce
  • Ambrose AMBROSE BIERCE
  • BIERCE AMBROSE
  • Ambrose 1842-1914? Bierce
  • Ambrose [Gwinett] (1842-1914) Bierce
  • Ambrose (adapted Bierce
  • Ambroce Ambroce Bierce
  • Amrbose Bierce

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