The Devil's Dictionary

Satirical Definitions of Everyday Words

9781398820937

304 pages

Arcturus Publishing Limited

Hardback $14.99

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Overview

The Devil's Dictionary was named as one of the "100 Great Masterpieces of American Literature" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration.

Ambrose Bierce's Devil's Dictionary is a classic that stands alongside the best work of satirists such as Twain, Mencken, and Thurber.

Author Bio

Ambrose Bierce (1842-c.1914) was a short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War veteran from Ohio, USA. He contributed to a number of newspapers and magazines, where he received acclaim for his work and became one of the most influential journalists in the country. Bierce was also regarded as a pioneering writer of realist fiction. His most famous work was The Devil's Dictionary, published in 1906.