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Teen & Young Adult
"Can Such Things Be?" is a collection of short stories by Ambrose Bierce, whose first edition appeared in 1893. 24 short stories in fairly typical Bierce fashion - ghostly, spooky, to be read (or listened to) in the dark... See More
Literature & Fiction
Fantastic Fables is a collection of short stories by the American writer, satirist and author of The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce. Such numerous fables and anecdotes represent a combination of realism, acerbic social... See More
Literature & Fiction
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (1890) is a short story by the American writer and Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce. Regarded as "one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature", it was... See More
Literature & Fiction
Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of the short story, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (1890) by Ambrose Bierce. In this text Bierce creatively uses both structure and content to explore the concept of... See More
Classics
If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives... See More
Literary Fiction
Ambrose Bierce's haunting 1890 short story An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge has a modern twist ending that never gets old. The narrative concerns the final thoughts of a Southern planter as he is being hanged by Union... See More
Literature & Fiction
If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary. There, a bore is "a person who talks when you wish him to... See More
Foreign Languages
If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary. There, a bore is "a person who talks when you wish him to... See More
Foreign Languages
"Bore: A person who talks when you wish him to listen." "Lawyer: One skilled in circumvention of the law." "Positive: Mistaken at the top of one's voice." These and more than 1,000 other comic definitions appear in Ambrose... See More
Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce: In The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce, delve into a chilling tale of the supernatural, where reality blurs with the macabre. This gripping story explores the terror and mystery surrounding... See More
Explore Life's Ironies and Absurdities with Ambrose Bierce's 'A Cynic Looks at Life' Enter the mind of one of America's sharpest wit and explore life's ironies and absurdities with Ambrose Bierce's 'A Cynic Looks at Life.'... See More
Literature & Fiction
This classic short story of a Southern plantation owner facing execution by Union soldiers is "a flawless example of American genius" (Kurt Vonnegut). Alabama planter Peyton Farquhar was loyal to the Confederate cause... See More
Frightful fiction by masters from Lovecraft to Stoker to Crowley to Poe. Packed with stories selected and introduced by one of todays leading esoteric scholars, this book will do more than make your toes curl and your... See More
Journey into the eerie depths of the unknown with "Beyond the Veil: Tales of Suspense and the Supernatural." This carefully curated anthology features some of the most potent and transformative works in the genre, spanning... See More
Horror
For the first time in publishing history, Delphi Classics is proud to present the complete works of master storyteller Ambrose Bierce. This comprehensive eBook is spiced with numerous illustrations, rare and forgotten texts... See More
Literature & Fiction
The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy... See More
The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy... See More
History
A collection of the finest examples of the work of Ambrose Bierce, full of horror, death, bravery and war. See More
Classics
American Short Stories for High School Readers (Illustrated and Annotated), by M.J. Marin, is a companion to traditional High School English textbooks. The idea of producing this textbook resulted from conversation with... See More
Horror
Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories: Ambrose Bierce's Best Classic Horror Thrillers by Ambrose Bierce is a collection of classic and chilling ghost stories. Key Aspects of the Book "Present at a Hanging and Other... See More
Foreign Languages
This timeless work of biting satirical wit presents an A-to-Z lexicon of common English terms, and what we actually mean by them. The renowned author Ambrose Bierce produced classic works in a range of genres, from fantasy... See More
Religion & Spirituality
1911 When in 1900 a publisher desired to bring out the story provided I gave it a happy ending, I submitted the matter to Bierce and on August 21, 1900, he wrote me a long letter on the subject of which the following is an... See More
"Contains a number of excellent stories, including several considered Bierce's best. I have to say, all of them were quite good, and I was impressed at how so many of them are still terrifying and suspenseful over a hundred... See More
Foreign Languages
Amusing and thought-provoking, this A-to-Z compendium outlines common oral and written gaffes. Ambrose Bierce, a celebrated literary wit, assembled his informative compilation in 1909 from many years of observations and... See More
Education & Teaching
The author's main purpose in this book is to teach precision in writing; and of good writing (which, essentially, is clear thinking made visible) precision is the point of capital concern. It is attained by choice of the... See More
This early work by Ambrose Bierce was originally published in 1891 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. 'The Eyes of the Panther' is a short... See More
Two Dogs who had been fighting for a bone, without advantage to either, referred their dispute to a Sheep. The Sheep patiently heard their statements, then flung the bone into a pond. "Why did you do that?" said the... See More
Reference
Ambrose Bierce is best known for "The Devil's Dictionary" (also published by E-Bookarama Editions), but the prolific journalist, satirist, and fabulist was also a usage maven. In 1909, he published several hundred of his pet... See More
Preoccupied with death, and repressed in many areas of their lives, Victorians seem to have found an emotional outlet in ghost stories, eerie tales, and a fascination with the macabre. Writers of the era fed this appetite... See More
Literature & Fiction
Perhaps best known as a journalist and the author of the sardonic "The Devil's Dictionary", Bierce ranks alongside Poe as one of the fathers of American supernatural fiction. As a young man he served in the Federal army... See More