Ambrose Bierce, America's eminent 19th century satirist known for
his "witty and insolent copy," was prodigious both in his output
and his talent. Author, journalist, critic, he included the first
half of his dictionary in his Collected Works. Now, half a century
later, a final 851 original Bierce words and definitions have been
added and the volume is believed to be complete. The Devil's
Dictionary is essentially a philosophical satire pricking delicate
bubbles in cultures, customs and mores from A to Zenith. Take
"Epitaph, n. A monumental inscription designed to remind the
deceased of what he might have been if he had the will and
opportunity.... Equal, adj. As bad as something else.... Equality,
n. In politics, an imaginary condition in which skulls are counted
instead of brains and merit is determined by lot and punished by
preferment." The Dictionary deserves a place on any shelf as a
caustic classic. (Kirkus Reviews)
An incomparable satirist, Ambrose Bierce became the "laughing devil" of the San Francisco news media, for he was about as discreet as a runaway locomotive, according to H.L.Mencken, and nowhere are his uninhibited irony and gift for verse parody more in evidence than in this "dictionary".
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