The Best Of Ambrose Bierce: The Damned Thing + An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge + The Devil's Dictionary + Chickamauga (4 Classics in 1 Book)
Quatre chefs-d'œuvre d'Ambrose Bierce réunis pour explorer l'horreur, la guerre et l'ironie mordante.
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This ebook is a complete collection of 4 Classics stories.
The Damned Thing is a story focuses on how the human race takes their views of nature for granted, and how there may be things in the natural world that the human eye cannot see or the human ear cannot hear.
An Occurrence at Owl takes place during the war of the 1860's between the American states of the North and the states of the South. A group of soldiers is hanging a Southern farm owner for trying to stop Northern military movements across the Owl Creek Bridge. In the last moments of his life, the Southern prisoner dreams he has escaped; and everything that happens in the story is really only the work of the prisoner's brain just before he dies.
One of Bierce's most famous works is his much-quoted book, The Devil's Dictionary, originally a newspaper serialization which was first published in book form in 1906 as The Cynic's Word Book. It offers an interesting reinterpretation of the English language in which cant and political double-talk are neatly lampooned.
Chickamauga was first published in 1889. It's about an innocent child who stumbles into unspeakable horror during the battle.
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842 - 1914?) was an American satirist, critic, poet, editor and journalist. Bierce became a prolific author of short stories often humorous and sometimes bitter or macabre. He spoke out against oppression and supported civil and religious freedoms. He also wrote numerous Civil War stories from first-hand experience. Many of his works are ranked among other esteemed American authors' like Edgar Allen Poe, Stephen Crane, and Mark Twain.
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This ebook is a complete collection of 4 Classics stories.
The Damned Thing is a story focuses on how the human race takes their views of nature for granted, and how there may be things in the natural world that the human eye cannot see or the human ear cannot hear.
An Occurrence at Owl takes place during the war of the 1860's between the American states of the North and the states of the South. A group of soldiers is hanging a Southern farm owner for trying to stop Northern military movements across the Owl Creek Bridge. In the last moments of his life, the Southern prisoner dreams he has escaped; and everything that happens in the story is really only the work of the prisoner's brain just before he dies.
One of Bierce's most famous works is his much-quoted book, The Devil's Dictionary, originally a newspaper serialization which was first published in book form in 1906 as The Cynic's Word Book. It offers an interesting reinterpretation of the English language in which cant and political double-talk are neatly lampooned.
Chickamauga was first published in 1889. It's about an innocent child who stumbles into unspeakable horror during the battle.
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842 - 1914?) was an American satirist, critic, poet, editor and journalist. Bierce became a prolific author of short stories often humorous and sometimes bitter or macabre. He spoke out against oppression and supported civil and religious freedoms. He also wrote numerous Civil War stories from first-hand experience. Many of his works are ranked among other esteemed American authors' like Edgar Allen Poe, Stephen Crane, and Mark Twain.
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Ce recueil offre une porte d'entrée unique dans l'univers d'Ambrose Bierce, l'un des plus grands maîtres américains de la nouvelle macabre et satirique. Ses récits, à la fois courts et percutants, mêlent horreur, ironie et réflexion sur la nature humaine, avec une écriture qui a influencé des générations d'auteurs. Lire ces quatre classiques, c'est découvrir pourquoi Bierce est souvent comparé à Edgar Allan Poe et Mark Twain.
Ce livre aborde des thèmes profonds et variés : la perception de la réalité (An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge), l'invisible et le surnaturel (The Damned Thing), la satire sociale et politique (The Devil's Dictionary), et l'innocence confrontée à la violence (Chickamauga). Bierce y explore aussi la guerre, la folie, et la cruauté humaine avec un regard acéré.
Ce recueil s'adresse aux amateurs de littérature fantastique, gothique et satirique, ainsi qu'aux passionnés d'histoire et de récits de guerre. Les lecteurs qui aiment les nouvelles courtes, les fins surprenantes et les réflexions cyniques sur la société y trouveront leur bonheur. Il est aussi idéal pour ceux qui veulent découvrir un classique américain méconnu en France.
Avec ce smartbook, vous pourrez interroger le texte sur les inspirations de Bierce, les techniques narratives utilisées, les contextes historiques des récits (notamment la guerre de Sécession), ou encore les analyses des personnages et des thèmes. Vous pourrez aussi demander des comparaisons entre les nouvelles ou des explications sur les choix stylistiques de l'auteur.
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