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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: Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor: Volume II

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  • Cover of: Classic American Short Stories

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  • Cover of: The Penguin Book of Horror Stories

    First published in 1984 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: American literature

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  • Cover of: The United States in Literature

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: The American Experience

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  • Cover of: Murder Most Foul

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  • Cover of: Dead of Night

    First published in 1981 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Skepticism and Dissent

    First published in 1980 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Can Such Things Be?

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    First published in 1985 — 4 editions
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    First published in 2000 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1995 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Ambrose Bierce's Civil War

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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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