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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".
In "The Devil's Dictionary" Ambrose Bierce defined "war" as "a
by-product of the arts of peace." A Civil War veteran, Bierce had
absolutely no illusions about "courage," "honor," and "glory" on
the battlefield. These stories form one of the great antiwar
statements in American literature. Included here are the classic
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, " "Chickamauga," "The Mocking
Bird," "The Coup de Grace," "Parker Anderson," "Philosopher," and
other stories celebrated for their intensity, startling insight,
and mastery of form.
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