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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: Short fiction: classic and contemporary

    First published in 2001 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Elements of Literature: Fifth Course: Literature of The United States with Literature of the Americas

    Cover of edition isbn_9780030672477 Cover of edition elementsoflitera00kyle First published in 2003 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe: Classic Tales of Horror, 1816-1914

    First published in 2015 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The moral life: an introductory reader in ethics and literature

    First published in 2000 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: King in Yellow : Special Edition: Special Edition

    First published in 2014 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1991 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1995 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Great American short stories

    First published in 2002 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Nuggets and Dust Panned Out in California (Principle Works of Ambrose Gwinett Bierce)

    First published in 1872 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1999 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Can Such Things Be?: Large Print Edition

    First published in 2021 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Heath Anthology of American Literature: Volume C, Late Nineteenth Century

    Cover of edition isbn_9781285064482 Cover of edition heathanthologyof0000unse_i5o9 First published in 2010 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Norton reader: an anthology of expository prose

    First published in 1984 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Norton reader: an anthology of expository prose

    First published in 1965 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Understanding fiction

    First published in 1979 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Classic Civil War stories: twenty extraordinary tales of the North and South

    Cover of edition isbn_9781592284566 First published in 2004 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1994 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The American short story

    Cover of edition americanshortsto00skag Cover of edition americanshortsto00newy First published in 1977 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Great American Short Stories

    First published in 1982 — 3 editions
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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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