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550:, on June 24, 1842, to Marcus Aurelius Bierce (1799–1876) and Laura Sherwood Bierce. He was of entirely English ancestry: all of his forebears came to North America between 1620 and 1640 as part of the Great Puritan Migration. He often wrote critically of "Puritan values" and people who "made a fuss" about genealogy. He was the tenth of thirteen children, all of whom were given names by their father beginning with the letter "A": in order of birth, the Bierce siblings were Abigail, Amelia, Ann, Addison, Aurelius, Augustus, Almeda, Andrew, Albert, Ambrose, Arthur, Adelia, and Aurelia. His mother was a descendant of 259: 5137: 5119: 799: 919: 4060:, March. Print. In one of Finney's most often reprinted stories, Bierce is mentioned but never seen. Nevertheless, he plays an important symbolic role. A man tells about his visit to a seemingly ordinary travel agency that secretly arranges for discontented people to leave Earth and travel to the utopian planet of Verna. Bierce is the only specific character named as having disappeared from Earth to move to Verna, and his activities and new home on Verna are described. 1055: 5152: 33: 5039: 1065:
Bierce married Mary Ellen "Mollie" Day on December 25, 1871. They had three children: sons Day (1872–1889) and Leigh (1874–1901) and daughter Helen (1875–1940). Both of Bierce's sons died before he did. Day committed suicide after a romantic rejection (he non-fatally shot the woman of his affections
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Bierce's long newspaper career was often controversial because of his penchant for biting social criticism and satire. On several occasions his columns stirred up a storm of hostile reaction, which created difficulties for Hearst. One of the most notable of these incidents occurred following the
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has cited Bierce as an influence on his own work, and has praised him for his satirical wit, saying "Bierce will remain an equivocal figure in American and world literature chiefly because his dark view of humanity is, by its very nature, unpopular. Most people like writing that is cheerful and
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Bierce's ultimate fate remains a mystery. He wrote in one of his final letters: "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
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During his lifetime, Bierce was better known as a journalist than as a fiction writer. His most popular stories were written in rapid succession between 1888 and 1891, in what was characterized as "a tremendous burst of consummate art". Bierce's works often highlight the inscrutability of the
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noted that the letter to Partington had not been found; all that existed was a notebook belonging to his secretary and companion Carrie Christiansen. Partington concluded that Bierce deliberately concealed his true whereabouts when he finally went to a selected location in the
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and told Bierce to name his price, Bierce's answer ended up in newspapers nationwide: "My price is one hundred thirty million dollars. If, when you are ready to pay, I happen to be out of town, you may hand it over to my friend, the Treasurer of the United States."
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There was an official investigation by U.S. consular officials of the disappearance of one of its citizens. Some of Villa's men were questioned at the time of his disappearance and afterwards, with contradictory accounts. U.S. Army chief of staff
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Bierce has been fictionalized in more than 50 novels, short stories, movies, television shows, stage plays, and comic books. Most of these works draw upon Bierce's vivid personality, colorful wit, relationships with famous people such as
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Ambrose Bierce was a prolific writer of short fiction. He wrote 249 short stories, 846 fables, and more than 300 humorous Little Johnny stories. The following list provides links to more information about notable stories by Bierce.
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has also been noted: "The biting, deriding quality of his satire, unbalanced by any compassion for his targets, was often taken as petty meanness, showing contempt for humanity and an intolerance to the point of merciless cruelty".
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Biographer Richard O'Connor argued that, "War was the making of Bierce as a man and a writer... truly capable of transferring the bloody, headless bodies and boar-eaten corpses of the battlefield onto paper."
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In 1899, he moved back to Washington, D.C., and remained a resident until his disappearance in 1913. The best known of his four different residences in the city during this time perhaps is the townhouse at 18
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And I consider anybody a twerp who hasn't read the greatest American short story, which is "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," by Ambrose Bierce. ...It is a flawless example of American genius...
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related to alcoholism. Bierce separated from his wife in 1888, after discovering compromising letters to her from an admirer. They divorced in 1904. Mollie Day Bierce died the following year.
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A prolific and versatile writer, Bierce was regarded as one of the most influential journalists in the United States and as a pioneering writer of realist fiction. For his horror writing,
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wrote, "Bierce was never a great writer. He has painful faults of vulgarity and cheapness of imagination. But ... his style, for one thing, will preserve him; and the purity of his
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In 2002 the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco premiered a one-act version of Bierce's ultra-short story "The Difficulty of Crossing a Field" by American composer
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Contrary to McWilliams's claim; however, in the public arena Bierce was not merely an agnostic, but a staunch unbeliever regarding the question of Jesus' divinity.
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series and was released in 1990. It runs about 60 minutes. A shorter version was released in 2007 by director Michael Barton and runs about 23 minutes.
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stated that he considered "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" the "greatest American short story" and a work of "flawless ... American genius".
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Bierce's coverage and diatribes on the subject aroused such public wrath that the bill was defeated. Bierce returned to California in November.
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Bierce remained in San Francisco for many years, eventually becoming famous as a contributor or editor of newspapers and periodicals, including
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also endorsed the application for admission, even though stating he had no personal acquaintance with Bierce. In June 1864, Bierce sustained a
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Cozzens, Peter. 1996. "The Tormenting Flame: What Ambrose Bierce Saw in a Fire-Swept Thicket at Shiloh Haunted Him for the rest of his Life."
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Bierce meant his poem to express a national mood of dismay and fear, but after McKinley was shot in 1901, it seemed to foreshadow the crime:
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speculates that he may well be the greatest satirist America has ever produced, and in this regard can take his place with such figures as
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Bierce has been criticized by his contemporaries and later scholars for deliberately pursuing improbability and for his penchant toward "
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His military career resumed in mid-1866, when he joined General Hazen as part of an expedition to inspect military outposts across the
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Keeler, Kyle (Summer 2019). "'I thought this is a bad dream and tried to cry out': Sleep as Trauma in the Fiction of Ambrose Bierce".
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A Clash of Titans: Ambrose Bierce, Collis Huntington and the 1896 Fight to Refund the Central Pacific's Debt to the Federal Government
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and spent the rest of the summer on furlough, returning to active duty in September. He was discharged from the army in January 1865.
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characterized Bierce's fictional work as "grim and savage." Lovecraft goes on to say that nearly all of Bierce's stories are of the
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said, "Mr. Bierce is among our three greatest writers." When told this, Bierce responded, "I am sure Mr. Howells is the other two."
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to introduce a bill excusing the companies from repaying the loans, amounting to $ 130 million (worth $ 4.76 billion today).
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magazine, in which he began a column titled "Prattle". He also became one of the first regular columnists and editorialists on
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His parents were a poor but literary couple who instilled in him a deep love for books and writing. Bierce grew up in
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The Great American Railroad War: How Ambrose Bierce and Frank Norris Took on the Notorious Central Pacific Railroad
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battlefields. According to some reports, by December he had passed through Louisiana and Texas, crossing by way of
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as Bierce, weaves elements of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" into a speculation on Bierce's disappearance.
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Author Alan Gullette argues that Bierce's war tales may be the best writing on war, outranking his contemporary
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Returning to the United States, he again took up residence in San Francisco. From 1879 to 1880, he traveled to
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was of the minority of Bierce's contemporaries who valued Bierce's experimental short stories. In his essay "
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in the title role. Fuentes stated: "What started this novel was my admiration for Ambrose Bierce and for his
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documented by priest James Lienert states that Bierce was executed by firing squad in the town's cemetery.
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Dates given for short stories are the earliest publication dates in magazines and newspapers according to
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uplifting, even though a substantial proportion of the world's great literature is quite otherwise."
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in 1901 when Hearst's opponents turned a poem Bierce had written about the assassination of Governor
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In 1913, Bierce told reporters that he was travelling to Mexico to gain first-hand experience of the
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Described as "howlingly funny", it consists of satirical definitions of English words which lampoon
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story. In addition to his ghost and war stories, he also published several volumes of poetry. His
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Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories that Speak to Our Deepest Fears
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Two adaptations were made of Bierce's story "Eyes of the Panther". One version was developed for
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railroad companies had received large, low-interest loans from the U.S. government to build the
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The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales
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H. Hendin, A. O. Haas. "Posttraumatic Stress Disorders in Veterans of Early American Wars."
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Maupassant and the American Short Story: The Influence of Form at the Turn of the Century.
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In October 1913 Bierce, then age 71, departed from Washington, D.C. for a tour of his old
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is a fictionalized account of Bierce's disappearance; it was later adapted into the film
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Bierce letter from Chihuahua to Blanche Partington dated December 26, 1913. Printed in
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in Kelley, Rich, "The Library of America interviews S. T. Joshi about Ambrose Bierce,"
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Phantoms of a Blood-Stained Period: The Complete Civil War Writings of Ambrose Bierce
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and David E. Schultz, eds. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2003, pp. 244–46.
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Kelley, Rich. "The Library of America interviews S. T. Joshi about Ambrose Bierce".
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One Hundred Influential American Books Printed Before 1900: Catalogue and Addresses
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Adams, Frederick B.; Winterich, John T.; Johnson, Thomas H.; and McKay, George L.
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believed Bierce would graduate from the military academy "with distinction" and
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was named one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by the
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Nickell, Joe (2021). "Incredible vanishings and the case of Ambrose Bierce".
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Bjorn Skaptason, "What I Saw of Shiloh: In the Footsteps of Ambrose Bierce."
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S. O. Howes, ed. (San Francisco: A.M. Robertson, 1909). Collected journalism.
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American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist
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Texas Confidential: Sex, Scandal, Murder, and Mayhem in the Lone Star State
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Ambrose Bierce Takes on the Railroad: The Journalist as Muckraker and Cynic
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Franklin Library 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature 1976–1984
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It was reported that Bierce accompanied Villa's army as far as the city of
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Bierce's trip to Mexico and disappearance provide the background for the
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Eckhardt, Jason. "Across the Borderlands of Conjecture with Mr Bierce."
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Ambrose Bierce is Missing: And Other Historical Mysteries By Joe Nickell
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Region, Showing the Gold Mining District and the Seat of the Indian War
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called Bierce "the one genuine wit that These States have ever seen."
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The Good, the Bad, and the Mad: Some Weird People in American History
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and David E. Schultz, eds. (Knoxville: University of Tennessee, 1998)
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and David E. Schultz, eds. (Knoxville: University of Tennessee, 2000)
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Bierce was a major character in a series of mystery books written by
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Bierce wrote realistically of the terrible things he had seen in the
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Bierce lived and wrote in England from 1872 to 1875, contributing to
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Ambrose Bierce's Civilians and soldiers in context: a critical study
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and Harbert, Earl N., eds., Detroit: Gale Research, 1982, pp. 23–36.
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one of the 100 most influential American books printed before 1900.
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external links, and converting useful links where appropriate into
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Lee Weinstein (2017). "The King in Yellow". In Matt Cardin (ed.).
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s:Supernatural Horror in Literature/The Weird Tradition in America
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and David E. Schultz, eds. (Columbus: Ohio State University, 2003)
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Shadows of Blue and Gray: The Civil War Writings of Ambrose Bierce
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Lienert, James (2004), "Monument in the Sierra Mojada cemetery",
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wrote about the unexplained disappearances of Ambrose Bierce and
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From January 1, 1881, until September 11, 1885, he was editor of
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Volume VI: The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter; Fantastic Fables
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and political double-talk. Bierce edited the twelve volumes of
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Collection of Ambrose Bierce Papers, 1875–1925, bulk 1890–1913
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Madness and the Loss of Identity in Nineteenth Century Fiction
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Student's Encyclopedia of Great American Writers: 1830 to 1900
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Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War: Bits of Autobiography
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Skepticism and Dissent: Selected Journalism from 1898 to 1901
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A Much Misunderstood Man: Selected Letters of Ambrose Bierce
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Ambrose Bierce: An Annotated Bibliography of Primary Sources
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Ambrose Bierce: An Annotated Bibliography of Primary Sources
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The Short Fiction of Ambrose Bierce: A Comprehensive Edition
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National Archives, RG 94, Entry243, Microfilm M688, Roll 235
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A Much Misunderstood Man: Selected Letters of Ambrose Bierce
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A Much Misunderstood Man: Selected Letters of Ambrose Bierce
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The Short Fiction of Ambrose Bierce: A Comprehensive Edition
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stairs. To be a Gringo in Mexico--ah, that is euthanasia!"
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Hearst was thereby accused by rival newspapers—and by then-
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Megashift from Plot to Character In American Short Fiction
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Skepticism and Dissent: Selected Journalism from 1898–1901
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Volume VIII: Negligible Tales; On with the Dance; Epigrams
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Department of Special Collections and University Archives
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Ambrose Bierce Is Missing and Other Historical Mysteries
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on December 7, 1957, and was reprinted in the anthology
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Bierce has been portrayed by such well-known authors as
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Bierce was an avowed agnostic and strongly rejected the
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Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide
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Paul Fatout, "Ambrose Bierce, Civil War Topographer."
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Don Swaim writes of Bierce's life and disappearance in
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At least three films have been made of Bierce's story "
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Bierce was born in a log cabin at Horse Cave Creek in
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Collected Essays and Journalism: Volume 15: 1884–1885
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Collected Essays and Journalism: Volume 14: 1833–1884
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Collected Essays and Journalism: Volume 10: 1878–1880
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Write It Right: A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults
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Actor James Lanphier (1920–1969) played Bierce, with
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along with her fiancé beforehand), and Leigh died of
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One of Bierce's most famous works is his much-quoted
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that became a more common genre in the 20th century.
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Foster family collection of Ambrose Bierce materials
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Midwest Quarterly: A Journal of Contemporary Thought
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Collected Essays and Journalism: Volume 9: 1877–1878
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The Fall of the Republic and Other Political Satires
1751:(San Francisco: Paul Elder, 1907). Fiction: stories. 4754:, ed. (Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2000) 3992:. Stanford: Stanford University Press. p. 865. 3741: 3370: 2067:, ed. (Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2000) 2045:
The Moonlit Road and Other Ghost and Horror Stories
4915: 4853: 3118:Ambrose Bierce: Alone in Bad Company By Roy Morris 2853: 1348:, in the 1964 episode "The Paper Dynasty", of the 1226:Bierce's short stories, "Haita the Shepherd" and " 5052:may not follow Knowledge's policies or guidelines 3064:American Literary Critics and Scholars, 1880–1900 1571:The Assassination of Ambrose Bierce: A Love Story 1454:The short film "Ah! Silenciosa" (1999), starring 1337:, and asked, "Was somebody collecting Ambroses?" 5442: 4402:Rohter, Larry, "From One Civil War to Another". 4219:v. 57 n. 2 (October 1918), p. 144; reprinted in 4072:"The New York Times: Book Review Search Article" 2498:Collected Essays and Journalism: Volume 17: 1886 2488:Collected Essays and Journalism: Volume 16: 1885 2458:Collected Essays and Journalism: Volume 13: 1883 2448:Collected Essays and Journalism: Volume 12: 1882 2438:Collected Essays and Journalism: Volume 11: 1881 4227:, ed., Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2002. 3806: 2219:, Ernest Jerome Hopkins, ed. (Garden City, NY: 1980:, Ernest Jerome Hopkins, ed. (Garden City, NY: 1638:& Sons, 1874). Fables, stories, journalism. 1628:, 1873). Stories, satire, epigrams, journalism. 468:American Revolution Bicentennial Administration 4824:. April 1996. Volume XXXV (1). pp. 44–54. 3807:Donald T. Blume (2004). "The Boarded Window". 2979:The San Francisco Wasp: An Illustrated History 2289:The Devil's Advocate: An Ambrose Bierce Reader 2102:Extraordinary Opinions on Commonplace Subjects 1296:, the story had been adapted as an episode of 5219: 4962:The Civil War Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce 4848:. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1951. 4515:From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter 4488: 4190: 3220: 2886: 2850:. Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1967, pp. 324–25. 2196:, ed. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 1995) 1994:, ed. (Owings Mills, MD: Stemmer House, 1977) 1618:, 1873). Stories, satire, journalism, poetry. 1468:From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter 1157:contacted Pancho Villa's U.S. representative 4985:The complete short stories of Ambrose Bierce 4095: 3811:. Kent State University Press. p. 323. 3697:The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce 3405:. Vol. 2. New York: Facts On File, Inc. 3346:Anderson, Scott Thomas (January 31, 2021) . 2557:Ambrose Bierce: "My Dear Rearden": a Letter. 2000:(West Warwick, RI: Necromomicon Press, 1980) 1978:The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce 833:In January 1896 Hearst dispatched Bierce to 793: 5561:People of Indiana in the American Civil War 5233: 4987:(1970; reprint U of Nebraska Press, 1984). 3703:. University of Nebraska Press. p. 5. 3595: 3488:. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1971. p. 55. 3315:Museum, Marin History (December 23, 2013). 2931:. New York: The Grolier Club, 1947, p. 124. 1634:(as by "Dod Grile"). (London and New York: 538:. He disappeared and was never seen again. 5226: 5212: 5135: 4466:. University of California. Archived from 3596:Jones, Stephen; Newman, Kim, eds. (1990). 3226: 3163:Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce 2889:Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction 1576:Ambrose Bierce features as a character in 721:. A selection of his crime reporting from 596:until it burned down. At the start of the 31: 5476:20th-century American short story writers 5471:20th-century American non-fiction writers 5466:19th-century American short story writers 5088:Learn how and when to remove this message 4846:Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Lexicographer 4489:Cline-Márquez, Marcos (January 1, 2000), 4305: 4179:Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature 4028:Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction 3948: 3738:. Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1967, p. 219. 2959:American Newspaper Journalists, 1873–1900 2081:Ambrose Bierce: Masters of the Weird Tale 1908:The Horseman in the Sky and Other Stories 1841: 1622:Nuggets and Dust Panned Out in California 1518:and lead choreographer Nicole Cavaliere. 4151: 3962: 3871: 3496: 3494: 3345: 2277:The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce 1988:The Stories and Fables of Ambrose Bierce 1179: 1097:into Mexico, which was in the throes of 1053: 917: 797: 561:, Indiana, attending high school at the 4910: 4812:. Chicago: Shasta Publishers. pp.  4800: 4069: 4002: 3968: 3846: 3630:. Oxford University Press, 1995, p.183. 3578:. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015. 3161:Bleiler, E. F. (1964). "Introduction". 3160: 2953:Mundt, Whitney R., "Ambrose Bierce" in 2300:(Des Moines: Perfection Form Co., 1991) 2209:, Carroll D. Hall, ed. (San Francisco: 1761:The Shadow on the Dial and Other Essays 1175: 888:The bullet that pierced Goebel's breast 856: 5443: 5198:Collected journalism of Ambrose Bierce 4970: 4891: 4787:. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999. 4748:The Collected Fables of Ambrose Bierce 4608: 4546: 4438: 4282: 4259: 3928: 3890: 3766: 3694: 3602:. New York: Carroll and Graf. p.  3521: 3472: 3388: 3376: 3314: 3264: 3077:The Collected Fables of Ambrose Bierce 2515:Containing Four Ambrose Bierce Letters 2260:A Sole Survivor: Bits of Autobiography 2130:The Sardonic Humor of Ambrose Bierce, 2061:The Collected Fables of Ambrose Bierce 1562:episode of the same title directed by 5596:People from Kosciusko County, Indiana 5207: 5200:at the Archive of American Journalism 5133:Internet Speculative Fiction Database 5102:Works by Ambrose Bierce in eBook form 4952:The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce 4851: 4808:The Checklist of Fantastic Literature 4511: 4461: 4415: 4306:Stevenson, Robert (January 1, 2000), 4237:Vidor, Charles (September 22, 2009), 4236: 4096:O'Hanlon, Morgan (October 12, 2016). 4026:, Sept. 15; revised as "The Exiles," 3840: 3834: 3754: 3491: 3400: 3358:from the original on December 2, 2022 3282: 3280: 3260: 3258: 3227:McWilliams, Jim (December 17, 2013). 3058:Grenander, M.E., "Ambrose Bierce" in 2990:Grenander, M.E., "Ambrose Bierce" in 2874: 2504:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2023) 2494:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2023) 2484:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2023) 2474:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2023) 2464:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2023) 2454:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2023) 2444:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2023) 2434:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2023) 2424:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2023) 2414:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2023) 2404:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2023) 2394:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2023) 2384:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2022) 2374:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2022) 2364:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2022) 2354:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2022) 2344:, eds. (Seattle: Sarnath Press, 2022) 2271:Collections of mixed types of content 2022:(Covelo, CA: Yolla Bolly Press, 1991) 2020:: Tales of the War Between the States 1767:The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce 1504:, a theatrical retelling of Bierce's 1434:, too, will help to keep him alive." 1419:and published between 1998 and 2006. 992:The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce 631:, and served on the staff of General 5032: 5014:Ambrose Bierce Papers, ca. 1894–1913 4894:Ambrose Bierce: alone in bad company 4590: 4567:"The Difficulty of Crossing a Field" 4455: 4283:Enrico, Robert (February 28, 1964), 4221:H. L. Mencken on American Literature 4152:Rhiminee, Seregil of (May 8, 2016). 3987: 3628:Ambrose Bierce: Alone in Bad Company 3415: 3149:Ambrose Bierce: Alone in Bad Company 2596: 2541:, ed. (Cleveland: George Kirk, 1922) 2535:Twenty-one Letters of Ambrose Bierce 1950:My Favorite Murder and Other Stories 1600: 1485:. Bierce reappears in the future on 1035:and some shine as great examples of 627:In April 1863 he was commissioned a 4439:Barton, Michael (August 10, 2007), 3902: 3643:Penn State University Press, 2010. 3576:Death Representations in Literature 3088:Grenander, M.E., "Introduction" to 3047:The Library of America e-Newsletter 2256:(London: First Editions Club, 1930) 2008:(Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, 1983) 1708:(San Francisco: F. Soulé Campbell, 1676:The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter 1252:and much of modern horror fiction. 72: 1914 (aged 71–72) 13: 5001:(3 linear feet) are housed in the 4944: 4653: 4177:Shaw, Deborah A., "Best Sellers". 4070:Shorris, Earl (October 27, 1985). 4022:(1949) "The Mad Wizards of Mars," 3990:The Life and Times of Pancho Villa 3277: 3255: 3204:The Ambrose Bierce Project Journal 2785:List of American print journalists 1877:(London: First Edition Club, 1925) 1606:Published during Bierce's lifetime 913: 587: 14: 5627: 5366:An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 5028: 4609:Hooper, Tobe (October 27, 2006), 4512:Pesce, P. J. (January 18, 2000), 4416:Black, Noel (November 26, 1989), 4309:An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 4286:An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 3327:from the original on June 6, 2024 2996:American Realists and Naturalists 2820:An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 2632:An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 2296:An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 2217:The Ambrose Bierce Satanic Reader 2169:(Berkeley: Archetype Press, 1939) 2037:An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 1892:An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 1855:(New York: Curtis J. Kirch, 1916) 1778:Volume II: In the Midst of Life: 1507:An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge 1290:An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 1264:An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 1149:and died as a result of suicide. 1025:Supernatural Horror in Literature 940:An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 910:), Hearst kept employing Bierce. 894:To stretch McKinley on his bier. 890:Can not be found in all the West; 750:under the pseudonym "Dod Grile". 472:An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 177:An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 5616:New York Journal-American people 5566:People of the Mexican Revolution 5551:People declared dead in absentia 5352:The Middle Toe of the Right Foot 5150: 5120:Works by or about Ambrose Bierce 5037: 4995:Ambrose Bierce Papers, 1872–1913 4860:. New York: Barnes & Noble. 4564: 3165:. New York: Dover. pp. vi. 3060:Dictionary of Literary Biography 2992:Dictionary of Literary Biography 2955:Dictionary of Literary Biography 2691:The Middle Toe of the Right Foot 2587: 2553:(Palo Alto: Harvest Press, 1931) 2159:(San Francisco: John Henry Nash/ 1796:Volume V: Black Beetles in Amber 1587:Weird-fiction critic and editor 1529:(2002), based on Bierce's life. 1084: 1049: 969:anticipated the ironic style of 892:Good reason, it is speeding here 685:before resigning from the Army. 257: 233: 5606:20th-century American comedians 5254:Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 4896:. US: Oxford University Press. 4834:(New York and London: Century). 4794: 4773: 4757: 4741: 4725: 4700: 4674: 4647: 4625: 4602: 4584: 4558: 4540: 4528: 4505: 4482: 4432: 4409: 4396: 4373: 4343: 4322: 4299: 4276: 4253: 4230: 4209: 4184: 4171: 4145: 4120: 4089: 4063: 4043: 4013: 3996: 3981: 3929:Abrams, Garry (June 25, 1991). 3922: 3896: 3865: 3800: 3772: 3728: 3717: 3688: 3675: 3654: 3633: 3620: 3589: 3568: 3542: 3515: 3478: 3440: 3409: 3394: 3339: 3308: 3246: 3196: 3179: 3154: 3142: 3130: 3121: 3112: 3095: 3082: 3069: 3052: 3036: 3021: 3005: 2891:. New York: Facts On File, Inc. 2813:Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 2279:(New York: Citadel Press, 1946) 1786:Volume III: Can Such Things Be? 1780:Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 1660:Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 1398:Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 826:persuaded a friendly member of 820:first transcontinental railroad 802:Bierce's residence (right), 18 572:He left home at 15 to become a 477:Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 229: 205:Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 5581:American weird fiction writers 5556:People from Meigs County, Ohio 5546:Missing person cases in Mexico 5387:The Secret of Macarger's Gulch 4979:. Ohio State University Press. 4878:. NY: Twayne Publishers, 1971. 4263:Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 4260:Enrico, Robert (May 1, 1962), 4036:(1951). Print. Bierce assists 2984: 2947: 2944:, Boston: Twayne, 1971, p. 10. 2934: 2921: 2908: 2895: 2880: 2840: 2775:List of people who disappeared 2770:List of horror fiction authors 2709:The Secret of Macarger's Gulch 2517:(New York: Charles Romm, 1921) 2132:George Barkin, ed. (New York: 1624:(as by "Dod Grile"). (London: 1614:(as by "Dod Grile"). (London: 786:. He remained associated with 610:operations in Western Virginia 1: 5571:San Francisco Examiner people 5007:Stanford University Libraries 4964:(U of Nebraska Press, 1988). 3785:Sacramento Daily Record-Union 3075:Joshi, S.T., "Introduction," 2833: 2795:List of satirists and satires 2521:The Letters of Ambrose Bierce 2310:, ed. (New York: Forge, 2002) 1773:Volume I: Ashes of the Beacon 723:The San Francisco News Letter 695:The San Francisco News Letter 688: 541: 519:. His war stories influenced 450: 317:9th Indiana Infantry Regiment 68: 5601:Comedians from San Francisco 5536:Hearst Communications people 5193:One of Bierce's last letters 3905:"My Hunt For Ambrose Bierce" 3903:Day, Leon (August 8, 2007). 3550:"Ambrose Bierce's Civil War" 3416:Beam, Alex (June 24, 2008). 3229:"Ambrose Bierce's Civil War" 3014:, "Thirteen for Halloween", 1373:appears as Sam Chamberlain. 961:, Bierce helped pioneer the 822:. Central Pacific executive 592:Bierce briefly attended the 7: 5394:The Death of Halpin Frayser 5273:(posthumous published 1980) 5149:(public domain audiobooks) 4938:Ambrose Bierce: a Biography 4886:Ambrose Bierce: A Biography 4822:Civil War Times Illustrated 4535:Civil War Times Illustrated 4330:"The Quotable Fort: Part 2" 3736:Ambrose Bierce: A Biography 3418:"Ambrose Bierce, mon amour" 3137:An Ambrose Bierce Companion 2848:Ambrose Bierce: A Biography 2790:List of short-story authors 2763: 2714:John Bartine's Watch (1893) 2703:The Death of Halpin Frayser 1819:Volume IX: Tangential Views 1728:(San Francisco: W. E. Wood 1680:Der Mönch von Berchtesgaden 1632:Cobwebs from an Empty Skull 1556:. Second time, into a 2006 1131: 1126:he vanished without a trace 874:of Kentucky in 1900 into a 665:Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 612:(1861), was present at the 594:Kentucky Military Institute 410:Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 184:The Death of Halpin Frayser 10: 5632: 5591:Writers from San Francisco 5461:1910s missing person cases 5172:The Ambrose Bierce Project 4975:; Shultz, David E (eds.). 4936:O'Connor, Richard (1967). 4832:Portrait of Ambrose Bierce 3788:. July 27, 1889. p. 1 3522:Curran, Ronald T. (2016). 3293:(timeline), archived from 3290:The Ambrose Bierce Project 3287:"1861–67. The Civil War", 3213:February 21, 2016, at the 2905:", Leather Bound Treasure. 2577:My Dear Mac: Three Letters 2283:Ambrose Bierce's Civil War 2184:Donald M. Grant, Publisher 2182:, ed. (West Kingston, RI: 2176:: Poems by Ambrose Bierce 1922:Tales of Ghouls and Ghosts 1881:Fantastic Debunking Fables 1829:Volume XI: Antepenultimata 1702:, 1893). Fiction: stories. 1641:(with Thomas A. Harcourt) 1274:. A French version called 1266:". A silent film version, 742:magazine. His first book, 400:Battle of Missionary Ridge 395:Battle of Lookout Mountain 355:Battle of Greenbrier River 5289:A Psychological Shipwreck 5280: 5245: 4852:Floyd, E Randall (1999). 4464:"In Memoriam Oakley Hall" 4195:. ABC-CLIO. p. 513. 3847:Varhola, Michael (2011). 3780:"Along the Pacific Coast" 3321:Marin Independent Journal 2645:A Psychological Shipwreck 2055:A Deoderizer of Dead Dogs 1862:: A Watcher by the Dead: 1824:Volume X: The Opinionator 1791:Volume IV: Shapes of Clay 1740:Doubleday, Page & Co. 1722:, 1899). Fiction: fables. 1478:The Saturday Evening Post 1299:Alfred Hitchcock Presents 794:Railroad refinancing bill 608:. He participated in the 440: 425:Battle of Franklin (1864) 340:Battle of Laurel Mountain 322: 312: 302: 294: 282: 274: 269: 265: 256: 251: 243: 213: 162: 152: 99: 81: 77: 64: 42: 30: 23: 5303:An Inhabitant of Carcosa 4971:Bierce, Ambrose (2003). 4950:Bierce, Ambrose. (2010) 4884:(1929; reprinted 1967). 4839:Studies in Weird Fiction 3988:Katz, Friedrich (1998). 3695:Bierce, Ambrose (1984). 2651:An Inhabitant of Carcosa 1964:Ghost and Horror Stories 1595: 1502:An Occurrence Remembered 1444:The Red Badge of Courage 1314:(1956, 1957, 1959), and 1228:An Inhabitant of Carcosa 360:Battle of Camp Allegheny 350:Battle of Cheat Mountain 345:Battle of Corrick's Ford 5496:American horror writers 5408:The Eyes of the Panther 5373:The Realm of the Unreal 5177:March 24, 2005, at the 5167:The Ambrose Bierce Site 5143:Works by Ambrose Bierce 5111:Works by Ambrose Bierce 4593:A Man Without a Country 4442:The Eyes of the Panther 4419:The Eyes of the Panther 4359:Internet Movie Database 4132:www.alphadictionary.com 4006:The Ambrose Bierce Site 3909:The Ambrose Bierce Site 3769:, pp. 206–08, 238. 3139:by Robert L. Gale p. 31 3090:Poems of Ambrose Bierce 2887:D'Ammassa, Don (2006). 2718:The Eyes of the Panther 2685:The Realm of the Unreal 2551:Battlefields and Ghosts 2547:(n.p.: Harvey Taylor, ) 2545:A Letter and a Likeness 2529:Book Club of California 2527:, eds. (San Francisco: 2500:, David E. Schultz and 2490:, David E. Schultz and 2480:, David E. Schultz and 2470:, David E. Schultz and 2460:, David E. Schultz and 2450:, David E. Schultz and 2440:, David E. Schultz and 2430:, David E. Schultz and 2420:, David E. Schultz and 2410:, David E. Schultz and 2400:, David E. Schultz and 2390:, David E. Schultz and 2380:, David E. Schultz and 2370:, David E. Schultz and 2360:, David E. Schultz and 2350:, David E. Schultz and 2340:, David E. Schultz and 2211:Book Club of California 2207:Selections from Prattle 2190:Poems of Ambrose Bierce 2161:Book Club of California 2041:(London: Penguin, 1995) 1936:Tales of Haunted Houses 1869:Book Club of California 1346:William Randolph Hearst 1240:(1895), which featured 1198:William Randolph Hearst 1111:Battle of Tierra Blanca 774:William Randolph Hearst 620:. Bierce fought at the 618:Battle of Rich Mountain 447:Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce 219:Mary Ellen "Mollie" Day 46:Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce 5481:American abolitionists 5262:The Devil's Dictionary 4783:and David E. Schultz, 4766:and David E. Schultz, 4351:"The Paper Dynasty on 3599:Horror: 100 Best Books 3031:The Library of America 2806:The Devil's Dictionary 2780:List of authors in war 2322:The Devil's Dictionary 1842:Published posthumously 1808:The Devil's Dictionary 1746:A Son of the Gods and 1718:(New York and London: 1690:Black Beetles in Amber 1367:San Francisco Examiner 1270:, was made in 1929 by 1188: 1062: 1012:Bierce's bias towards 996:The Devil's Dictionary 984:The Cynic's Word Book. 979:The Devil's Dictionary 923: 897: 807: 779:San Francisco Examiner 661:traumatic brain injury 637:topographical engineer 463:The Devil's Dictionary 420:Battle of Jonesborough 380:Battle of Stones River 198:The Devil's Dictionary 5541:Journalists from Ohio 5359:The Man and the Snake 5338:A Horseman in the Sky 4912:Nickell, Joseph 'Joe' 4892:Morris, Roy (1999) . 4841:4 (Fall 1988), 26–31. 4633:"Fiction book review" 4462:Latiolais, Michelle. 4108:on September 22, 2017 3879:, WM Hill, p. 39 3401:Joshi, S. T. (2010). 3189:26.3 (1954): 391-400 2916:Short Story Criticism 2679:The Man and the Snake 2626:A Horseman in the Sky 2167:The Lion and the Lamb 2116:A Cynic Looks at Life 2087:, ed. (Lakewood, CO: 2005:A Horseman in the Sky 1864:The Man and the Snake 1860:A Horseman in the Sky 1834:Volume XII: In Motley 1748:A Horseman in the Sky 1736:The Cynic's Word Book 1516:Lorin Morgan-Richards 1500:In the fall of 2001, 1371:Robert O. Cornthwaite 1317:Radio Mystery Theater 1183: 1057: 1042:Critic and novelist 944:A Horseman in the Sky 921: 885: 801: 651:in May 1864. General 633:William Babcock Hazen 600:, he enlisted in the 495:ranked him alongside 385:Battle of Chickamauga 295:Years of service 5516:Writers from Indiana 5188:PoetryFoundation.org 5058:improve this article 5022:The Bancroft Library 4547:Waschka II, Rodney, 4158:www.risingshadow.net 3683:Psychohistory Review 3297:on September 4, 2009 3016:The American Scholar 2639:Supernatural stories 2324:, Tales, and Memoirs 1696:Can Such Things Be? 1667:). Fiction: stories. 1665:In the Midst of Life 1176:Legacy and influence 1044:William Dean Howells 963:psychological horror 938:in such stories as " 857:McKinley controversy 824:Collis P. Huntington 725:was included in the 606:9th Indiana Infantry 531:and for his poetry. 482:In the Midst of Life 390:Chattanooga Campaign 375:Battle of Perryville 232: 1871; 5576:Union Army officers 5531:Ghost story writers 5521:Comedians from Ohio 5501:American male poets 5491:American columnists 5070:footnote references 4997:(2 linear ft.) and 4635:. Publishers Weekly 4406:, October 27, 1985. 4215:"Suite Elegiaque," 4076:archive.nytimes.com 4033:The Illustrated Man 3734:McWilliams, Carey. 3664:. McFarland, 2007. 3556:. December 17, 2013 3528:World Book Advanced 3187:American Literature 3151:by Roy Morris p. 20 3018:, October 28, 2015. 2846:McWilliams, Carey. 2180:Donald Sidney-Fryer 1720:G. P. Putnam's Sons 1626:Chatto & Windus 1612:The Fiend's Delight 1525:composed an opera, 1276:La Rivière du Hibou 1159:Felix A. Sommerfeld 1058:Ambrose Bierce, by 744:The Fiend's Delight 484:) was named by the 480:(also published as 430:Battle of Nashville 5506:American satirists 5486:American agnostics 5380:The Boarded Window 5324:An Unfinished Race 5310:One of the Missing 4828:De Castro, Adolphe 4688:. 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Index

Bierce around 1866
Meigs County, Ohio
horror fiction
war fiction
western
literary criticism
American Realism
Chickamauga
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
The Death of Halpin Frayser
The Moonlit Road
The Devil's Dictionary
Tales of Soldiers and Civilians

Union Army
First lieutenant
9th Indiana Infantry Regiment
American Civil War
Battle of Philippi
Battle of Laurel Mountain
Battle of Corrick's Ford
Battle of Cheat Mountain
Battle of Greenbrier River
Battle of Camp Allegheny
Battle of Shiloh
Siege of Corinth
Battle of Perryville
Battle of Stones River
Battle of Chickamauga
Chattanooga Campaign

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