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Tales of Soldiers & Civilians
28 stories:
A horseman in the sky --
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
A son of the Gods --
One of the missing --
Killed at Resaca --
A tough tussle --
The affair at Coulter's Notch --
George Thurston --
The Coup de Gŕce --
One officer, one man --
A resumed identity --
Parker Adderson, philosopher --
The Damned Thing
The man and the snake --
Moxon's master --
A psychological shipwreck --
The secret of Macarger's Gulch --
The moonlight road --
Beyond the wall --
A jug of syrup --
A Watcher by the Dead
The night-doings at "Deadman's" --
A vine on a house --
The famous Gilson Bequest --
John Bartine's watch --
The boarded window --
The stranger --
The middle toe of the right foot.
A horseman in the sky --
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
A son of the Gods --
One of the missing --
Killed at Resaca --
A tough tussle --
The affair at Coulter's Notch --
George Thurston --
The Coup de Gŕce --
One officer, one man --
A resumed identity --
Parker Adderson, philosopher --
The Damned Thing
The man and the snake --
Moxon's master --
A psychological shipwreck --
The secret of Macarger's Gulch --
The moonlight road --
Beyond the wall --
A jug of syrup --
A Watcher by the Dead
The night-doings at "Deadman's" --
A vine on a house --
The famous Gilson Bequest --
John Bartine's watch --
The boarded window --
The stranger --
The middle toe of the right foot.
222 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1971
5 people want to read
About the author
Ambrose Bierce
2,426 books1,298 followersdied 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 beginning, dark imagery, vague references to time, limited descriptions, the theme of war, and impossible events.
Bierce disappeared in December 1913 at the age of 71 years. People think that he traveled to Mexico to gain a firsthand perspective on ongoing revolution of that country.
Theories abound on a mystery, ultimate fate of Bierce. He in one of his final letters stated: "Good-bye. If you hear of my being stood up against a Mexican stone wall and shot to rags, please know that I think it is a pretty good way to depart this life. It beats old age, disease, or falling down the cellar stairs. To be a Gringo in Mexico--ah, that is euthanasia!"
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 beginning, dark imagery, vague references to time, limited descriptions, the theme of war, and impossible events.
Bierce disappeared in December 1913 at the age of 71 years. People think that he traveled to Mexico to gain a firsthand perspective on ongoing revolution of that country.
Theories abound on a mystery, ultimate fate of Bierce. He in one of his final letters stated: "Good-bye. If you hear of my being stood up against a Mexican stone wall and shot to rags, please know that I think it is a pretty good way to depart this life. It beats old age, disease, or falling down the cellar stairs. To be a Gringo in Mexico--ah, that is euthanasia!"
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