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Ambrose Bierce


Born
in Meigs County, Ohio, The United States
June 24, 1842

Genre
Short Stories, Nonfiction, Poetry

Influences
Robert Ingersoll, H.L. Mencken, Voltaire, Joseph McCabe, Jack London, ...more


died perhaps 1914

Caustic wit and a strong sense of horror mark works, including In the Midst of Life (1891-1892) and The Devil's Dictionary (1906), of American writer Ambrose Gwinett Bierce.

People today best know this editorialist, journalist, and fabulist for his short story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and his lexicon.

The informative sardonic view of human nature alongside his vehemence as a critic with his motto, "nothing matters," earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce."

People knew Bierce despite his reputation as a searing critic, however, to encourage younger poet George Sterling and fiction author W.C. Morrow.

Bierce employed a distinctive style especially in his stories. This style often embraces an abrupt begin ...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 102,268 ratings · 9,585 reviews · 2,479 distinct works • Similar authors
An Occurrence at Owl Creek ...
4.01 avg rating — 27,768 ratings — published 1890 — 472 editions
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The Unabridged Devil's Dict...
4.05 avg rating — 11,196 ratings — published 1911 — 1221 editions
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Ghost and Horror Stories of...
4.12 avg rating — 3,220 ratings — published 1964 — 9 editions
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The Complete Short Stories ...
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4.19 avg rating — 1,575 ratings — published 2000 — 20 editions
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The Damned Thing
3.52 avg rating — 1,608 ratings — published 1893 — 111 editions
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Civil War Stories
3.89 avg rating — 1,245 ratings — published 1956 — 40 editions
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An Inhabitant of Carcosa
3.70 avg rating — 1,280 ratings — published 1886 — 2 editions
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Can Such Things Be?
3.67 avg rating — 1,195 ratings — published 1893 — 181 editions
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The Monk and the Hangman's ...
3.73 avg rating — 1,136 ratings — published 1892 — 171 editions
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek ...
3.80 avg rating — 679 ratings — 157 editions
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“Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage.”
― Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
tags: insanity, love, marriage
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“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.”
― Ambrose Bierce
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“The covers of this book are too far apart.”
― Ambrose Bierce
tags: attributed-no-source, books, criticism, humor, wit
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