Ambrose Bierce Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War

In "Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War: Bits of Autobiography," Bierce recounts some of his experiences as a soldier. At the outset of the American Civil War, Bierce enlisted in the Union Army's 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment. In February 1862 he was commissioned First Lieutenant, and served on the staff of General William Babcock Hazen as a topographical engineer, making maps of likely battlefields. Bierce fought at the Battle of Shiloh (April 1862), a terrifying experience that became a source...

Engels | 1 uur 39 minuten (73 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Ambrose Bierce The Parenticide Club

"The Parenticide Club" features four short-stories about a family murder, as seen from the eye of its most innocent member, who just might be the murderer himself. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) was an American writer, journalist, critic, poet, and Civil War veteran, best known for The Devil's Dictionary (1911). He dominated the horror genre as the preeminent innovator of supernatural storytelling in the period between the death of Edgar Allan Poe and the rise of H.P. Lovecraft. Bierce’s death was...

Engels | 48 minuten (35 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Ambrose Bierce In the midst of life

tales of soldiers and civilians

Engels | 403 pagina's | Modern Library, New York | 1927

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Ambrose Bierce The devil's dictionary

the complete edition

Woordenboek uit de negentiende eeuw met alfabetisch gerangschikte, bijtend satirische en maatschappijkritische definities, gemaakt door de destijds beroemde Amerikaanse journalist en schrijver Ambrose Bierce (1842-1913).

Non-fictie

Engels | 344 pagina's | Alma Classics, Richmond, Surrey | 2019

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