61. The Devil's Dictionary - By Bierce, Ambrose Gwinnett About the Author Ambrose Bierce (18421914?), friend and rival of Mark Twain, was one of nineteenth-century America s most renowned satirists. http://www.bookfinder.us/review8/0486275426.html

The Devil's Dictionary Bierce Ambrose Book Review AUTHOR: Bierce, Ambrose Gwinnett ISBN: 0486275426 Compare price for this book Horror Authors A-Z Bierce Ambrose Editorial Review from Amazon The Devil's Dictionary - Book Review, by Bierce, Ambrose Gwinnett The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature Satiric lexicon by Ambrose Bierce, first compiled as The Cynic's Word Book in 1906 and reissued under the author's preferred title five years later. The barbed definitions that Bierce began publishing in the Wasp, a weekly journal he edited in San Francisco from 1881 to 1886, brought this 19th-century stock form to a new level of artistry. Employing a terse, aphoristic style, Bierce lampooned social, professional, and religious convention, as in his definitions for bore"A person who talks when you wish him to listen"; architect"One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money"; and saint"A dead sinner revised and edited." Many of the entries include "authenticating" citations from spurious scholarly sources. Ingram Adapted and illustrated by Gahan Wilson, The Devil's Dictionary is a hilarious satire from one of the most brilliant and incisive writers of all timeAmbrose Bierce. Gahan Wilson's work appears regularly in The New Yorker and Playboy; he illustrated the Classics Illustrated version of Poe's The Raven and Other Stories.

62. Daily Celebrations ~ Ambrose Bierce, Doctrine Black Is White ~ June 24 ~ Ideas T Ambrose BierceBorn on this day in Meigs County, Ohio, journalist Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (18421914?) was the 10th of 13 children and is best known for writing http://www.dailycelebrations.com/062400.htm

June 24 ~  Doctrine Black Is White Sardonic Humor of Ambrose Bierce O P T I M I S T , n. A proponent of the d o c t r i n e that black is white." ~ Ambrose Bierce Born on this day in Meigs County, Ohio, journalist Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842-1914) was the 10th of 13 children and is best known for writing The Devil's Dictionary (1906), a collection of satirical and perceptive aphorisms such as: LOVE : a temporary insanity, curable by marriage Or, "KILL v.t.: To create a vacancy without nominating a successor." And better, still, " KISS , n. A word invented by the poets as a rhyme for "bliss." His cynical humor and powerful short stories, born from his experiences as a Union officer in the American Civil War, have been described as having a "Northern Mark Twain " style. Of Bierce's famous war tale, An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge (1890), writer Stephen Crane said, "Nothing better existsthe story has everything." In 1887, Bierce joined William Randolph Hearst's San Francisco Examiner as a columnist. Known for his lively wordplay and macabre sense of humor , he kept a skull on his desk and claimed it belonged to a rival critic Death is not the end," wrote the man nicknamed "Bitter Bierce," "the devil's lexicographer," and "Acid Pen," "there remains litigation over the estate."

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66. Jester Prophet Ambrose Bierce Jester Prophet Ambrose Bierce. (18421914?). Faith belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel. http://www.virushead.net/bdi/jester_ambrosebierce.html

"Paradise is exactly like where you are right now . . . only much, much better." - Laurie Anderson VC-BDI, VirtuBene Home About FAQ (or QAALO) Get Your Share ... Mailbag Worship / Practice Invocation Creed Worship Space Charity Clicks ... Random Book of Insights VirusHead Contact Puppet CEO VirusHead Home Jester Prophet Ambrose Bierce Faith: belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel. Pray: to ask that the laws of the universe be nullified on behalf of a single petitioner, admittedly unworthy. Logic: the art of of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human understanding. Corporation: an ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility. Alliance: in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted into each others' pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third. Suggest an aphorism and/or a prophet Prev List Random ... Next Powered by RingSurf Compassionate Prophets Compassionate Prophets Buddha Albert Einstein Mahatma Ghandi ... Mother Teresa Jester Prophets Jester Prophets Woody Allen Ambrose Bierce Douglas Adams ... G.K. Chesterson

67. The San Antonio College LitWeb Ambrose Bierce Page The Ambrose Bierce Page. ( 18421914? ). Major Works The Fiend s Delight ( 1873 ). This work and the following two were published in http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/bailey/bierce.htm

The Ambrose Bierce Page Major Works The Fiend's Delight ( 1873 ). This work and the following two were published in London under the name Dod Grile. Nuggets and Dust Panned Out in California Cobwebs from an Empty Skull Black Beetles in Amber ( 1892 ). Poems. In the Midst of Life ( 1892 ). Contains "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter Can Such Things Be ? "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" Fantastic Fables Shapes of Clay The Cynic's Word Book ( 1906 ). Usually known as The Devil's Dictionary The Collected Works ( 1909-1912 ). Includes: Negligible Tales . A miscellaneous group of tales and sketches; and The Parenticide Club . Four absurd and irredeemable pieces. "My Favorite Murder" About Bierce Carey McWilliams. Ambrose Bierce: A Biography . New York, 1929. Paul Fatout, Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Lexicographer . Oklahoma, 1951. Roy Morris, Ambrose Bierce, Alone in Bad Company Master of the Macabre . Biographical sketch and extensive links. Forked Tongue: Life of Bierce Told in the Language of the Devil's Dictionary The Ambrose Bierce Appreciation Society Annotated "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" ... Back to American Literature II

68. Ambrose Bierce Murphy s Law Ambrose Bierce (1999). by John Patrick Michael Murphy. Ambrose Bierce (18421914??) was one of the foremost writers of the 19th - century. http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/john_murphy/ambrosebierce.html

PAID ADVERTISEMENTS Library Modern Documents John Patrick Michael Murphy : Ambrose Bierce (1999) Murphy's Law: Ambrose Bierce (1999) by John Patrick Michael Murphy Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) was one of the foremost writers of the 19th - century. His stories of war, of despair, of horror, of the mysterious, were epoch defining and continue to influence literature. For his wit he was called the Mark Twain of the North. He was the chum of Jack London and the mentor of H. L. Mencken . The very first tract he wrote was a defense of atheism and freethought, a theme he would never leave. His meager childhood was brightened, and he was ultimately empowered by his father, who gave him the love of history and literature. At 19 he enlisted, and was seared by his experiences in the Civil War, where he served with distinction. Afterwards, he wrote over a thousand columns for various newspapers. William Randolph Hearst secured him as soon as he acquired the San Francisco Examiner . There he stayed for over 20 years. All the while Bierce wrote war stories, horror stories, novels, and short stories of the mysterious and the macabre. Apparently he wrote because he had to, to get it out, to deal with it, to survive the impact of the Civil War on his life — he had to tell of the headless corpses, the boar-eaten bodies of the fallen men, the blood, the screams. Bierce wrote of the insanity to keep depression from taking him. He challenged his country to become civilized enough to admit its hypocrisies, pretensions and its crassness.

69. Carcasse | Ambrose Bierce Translate this page O Amargo Bierce (1842-1914??) Assim como seus personagens, Ambrose Bierce era uma figura lendária. Considerado um dos criadores http://www.carcasse.com/revista/bierce/ambrose.html

O Amargo Bierce Assim como seus personagens, Ambrose Bierce era uma figura lendária. Considerado um dos criadores do jornalismo sarcástico, foi um dos críticos mais mordazes da sociedade americana. Neste sentido, uma de suas obras mais notórias é "O Dicionário do Diabo", uma compilação de aforismos de uma espontaneidade tão cáustica que lhe rendeu o apelido de "Amargo Bierce". "Religião: Uma filha da esperança com o medo, explicando para a ignorância a natureza do incognoscível" - Ambrose Bierce, em "O Dicionário do Diabo" Encrenqueiro, mantinha seu temperamento ríspido sob uma fria máscara de serenidade. Foi baleado na cabeça durante a guerra civil americana e, após recuperar-se, decidiu seu destino num lance de cara-ou-coroa, trocando a carreira militar pela jornalística. Entretanto, seu apetite por aventuras continuou aguçado, trazendo-o ao Brasil no fim do século XIX, antes que finalmente desaparecesse (como um dos seus personagens) enquanto cobria a Revolução Mexicana de Pancho Villa. "Em Bierce, a evocação do horror torna-se pela primeira vez não tanto a prescrição ou a prevenção de Poe e Maupassant, mas uma atmosfera definida e incrivelmente precisa. Palavras tão simples que poderiam levar-nos a atribuí-las às limitações de um escrevinhador assumem um horror diabólico, uma transfiguração nova e imprevista"

70. Zitate - Sprüche - Aphorismen - Weisheiten - Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?). Freiheit ist eines der kostbarsten Güter der Einbildungskraft. http://msd.twoday.net/stories/197802/

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71. Ambrose Gwinett Bierce Definition Of Ambrose Gwinett Bierce. What Is Ambrose Gwi Ambrose Gwinett Bierce. Word Word. Noun, 1. Ambrose Gwinett Bierce United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914?) http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

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72. Author Ambrose Bierce, From The Oldpoetry Poetry Archive Ambrose Bierce (next poet) I was from USA, and I lived from 18421914?. Print or Buy my poetry? View comments? Add to favorites? http://oldpoetry.com/authors/Ambrose Bierce

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74. The Cynical Web Site - The Cynical History Of Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Gwinett Bierce (18421914??) was a veteran of the American Civil War (serving for the DamnYankees). Yet the horrors of war http://www.cynical.ws/bierce.php

Cynical Home Cynical People ... Murphyisms Quick Search for cynical definitions (single word or keywords) Browse Words Suggest Cynicisim Contact ... and Morning Murphyisms© Books by Bierce The Devil's Dictionary Phantoms of a Blood-Stained Period: The Complete Civil War Writings of Ambrose Bierce The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce Tales of Soldiers and Civilians: And Other Stories ... Poems of Ambrose Bierce Books about Bierce A Sole Survivor: Bits of Autobiography Ambrose Bierce and the Queen of Spades Ambrose Bierce's Civil War Videos about Bierce Ambrose Bierce's "An Arrest" Cynicism seems to march alongside writers and soldiers, so it is no surprise that one of our most cynical heroes was both. But when you and your 12 siblings are all given names beginning with the letter 'A', you tend to see things differently. Ambrose Gwinett Bierce (1842-1914?) was a veteran of the American Civil War (serving for the DamnYankees ). Yet the horrors of war dulled not his wit or sense of humor. Nor did the bullet lodged within his skull behind his left ear - a souvenir of the a battle at Kenesaw Mountain. If anything the war intensified his scrutiny of all life's pleases and travails, and he made one see like the other. After the war, Bierce settled in San Francisco, a city known to proof cynics alongside of sourdough (which explain part of your humble editor's disposition). From there Bierce exploited the writing trades as a satirist, short-story writer, and journalist. From San Francisco, he journeyed to London in 1872, finding even more fertile ground to spread the cynics seed.

75. Ambrose Bierce - Bibliography Summary Ambrose Bierce Bibliography Summary. Pub Biblio Summary Alpha Chron Main Menu Search Bierce, Ambrose (Ohio, USA, 1842-1914?). http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Ambrose_Bierce

76. EducETH: Bierce, Ambrose Info Kontakt Suchen EducETH, EducETH The English Page, Readinglist Grammar. Bierce, Ambrose 1842 - 1914? His last name is pronounced BÎRS http://www.educeth.ch/english/readinglist/biercea/

Info Kontakt Suchen EducETH ... Grammar Bierce, Ambrose: 1842 - 1914? His last name is pronounced Reading List Author Information Books with teaching and learning help Short Stories Sec. Literature book suggestions about Requests Authors: A-K L-R S-Z Facts ... Can you help? Send your contributions and comments to: fischerh@inf.ethz.ch , Hans G. Fischer. Updated: 11. Nov 2003

77. EducETH: Bierce, Ambrose Books about the Author Ambrose Bierce Is Missing And Other Historical Mysteries by Joe Nickell, 180 pages, 1991 Rating Order the book from Amazon (Canada http://www.educeth.ch/english/readinglist/biercea/seclit.html

Info Kontakt Suchen EducETH ... Grammar Bierce, Ambrose: 1842 - 1914? Reading List Overview Author Information Short Stories ... Can you help? Secondary Literature If you know of any helpful book or would like to comment on the books listed below, get in touch with EducETH (Hans G. Fischer). Books about the Author Ambrose Bierce Is Missing : And Other Historical Mysteries by Joe Nickell, 180 pages, 1991 Rating: Order the book from Amazon ( Canada France Germany UK ... USA Books not rated yet; if you know any of these books, please send your critique to EducETH Phantoms of a Blood-Stained Period : The Complete Civil War Writings of Ambrose Bierce by David J. Klooster (Editor), et al., 328 pages, 2002 This volume gathers virtually everything Bierce wrote about the war, from the battlefield maps he drew as a topographical officer to his masterful short stories, from the detailed memoirs of specific battles to his final bittersweet ruminations before he disappeared into Mexico in 1914. Order the book from Amazon ( Canada France Germany UK ... USA Send your contributions and comments to: fischerh@inf.ethz.ch

78. Bierce Ambrose At LiteratureClassics.com -- Essays, Resources Bierce Ambrose. 1842 1914 *. prominent American journalist during the time of the Civil War, and writer of short stories strongly influenced by Poe. http://www.literatureclassics.com/authors/Ambrose/

Start your day with a thought-provoking quote from the world's greatest thinkers and writers. Sign up to The Daily Muse for free. Bierce Ambrose prominent American journalist during the time of the Civil War, and writer of short stories strongly influenced by Poe "Bitter Bierce" - American newspaper columnist, satirist, essayist, short-story writer, and novelist, an enigmatic figure, who disappeared in the Mexican Revolution. His end is still a mystery, but he is presumed to have died in the siege of Ojinega on 11 January 1914. Bierce is best-known for his numerous short stories collected in TALES OF SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS (1891), which show the influence of Edgar Allan Poe. However, Bierce himself was annoyed by comparisons, and as a literary critic he was against realism. When Stephen Crane published his novel about the Civil War, The Red Badge of Co... [ read entire biography Source Petri Liukkonen These essays offer analysis of the author's life and works. Many of them have been submitted by users, and are assigned an Editorial Rating on a scale from one to five stars to assist you in evaluating their worth. See also: Note on Essays Editorial Policy No essays about this author have been added yet. Our database is growing rapidly check back soon!

79. Bierce, Ambrose Gwinett. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 2001. Bierce, Ambrose Gwinett. ( m´br z gw n t´ b rs) (KEY) , 1842–1914?, American satirist, journalist, and shortstory writer, b. Meigs co., Ohio. http://www.bartleby.com/65/bi/Bierce-A.html

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80. 7239. Bierce, Ambrose. The Columbia World Of Quotations. 1996 ATTRIBUTION Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914), US author. The Devil’s Dictionary (18811906), repr. In Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, vol. 7 (1911). http://www.bartleby.com/66/39/7239.html

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