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  • The Parenticide Club

    Series series World Classics
    "The Parenticide Club" features four short-stories about a family murder, as seen from the eye of its most innocent member, who just might be the murderer himself. ... Read more

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  • Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories

    Series series World Classics
    "Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories" by Ambrose Bierce is a chilling compilation of supernatural tales that delve into the eerie and macabre. Bierce, known for his wit and cynicism, weaves narratives that transcend the ordinary, exploring the realms of the paranormal and the unknown. From spectral encounters to mysterious disappearances, each story lingers with a sense of haunting ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • A Cynic Looks At Life

    Series series World Classics
    In this collection of satiric essays, Ambrose Bierce offers his provoking outlook on a series of subjects. This collection includes, "Civilization", "Immortality", "The Death Penalty", "The Gift o' Gab", "Natura Benigna", "Emancipated Woman", "A Mad World", and "Epigrams of a Cynic". ... Read more

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  • The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter

    Series series World Classics
    "The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter" tells the tale of 17th century monk Ambrosius, who meets a young girl named Benedicta, a hangman's daughter, who is shunned by her community because of her father's profession. A friendship develops between the two, and when the girl's virtue gets corrupted, Ambrosius is ready to fight for her. It is a story of friendship, love, morality, and redemption. ... Read more

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  • Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories

    Series series World Classics
    "Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories" features fifteen ghost and horror stories. Included in this collection are: "The Way of Ghosts", "Soldier Folk", "Some Haunted Houses" and "Mysterious Disappeances". ... Read more

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  • In the Midst of Life; Tales of Soldiers and Civilians

    Series series World Classics
    The stories featured in this collection detail the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. Bierce served as a union soldier during the Civil War and his experiences as a soldier served as an inspiration for his writing, particularly for the Soldiers section. In this way, Bierce's anticipates and parallels the work of Ernest Hemingway's, just as his civilian tales later ... Read more

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  • Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories

    Series series World Classics
    "Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories" by Ambrose Bierce is a chilling compilation of supernatural tales that delve into the eerie and macabre. Bierce, known for his wit and cynicism, weaves narratives that transcend the ordinary, exploring the realms of the paranormal and the unknown. From spectral encounters to mysterious disappearances, each story lingers with a sense of haunting ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War

    Series series World Classics
    In "Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War: Bits of Autobiography," Bierce recounts some of his experiences as a soldier.At the outset of the American Civil War, Bierce enlisted in the Union Army's 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment. In February 1862 he was commissioned First Lieutenant, and served on the staff of General William Babcock Hazen as a topographical engineer, making maps of likely ... Read more

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  • The Devil's Dictionary

    Series series World Classics
    The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical reference book offering an eclectic selection of terms, political doublespeak, as well as other aspects of human foolishness and frailty. Skillfully written by one of the most prolific satirists, fabulists and editorialists, Ambrose Bierce. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Devil's Dictionary

    Series series World Classics
    The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical reference book offering an eclectic selection of terms, political doublespeak, as well as other aspects of human foolishness and frailty. Skillfully written by one of the most prolific satirists, fabulists and editorialists, Ambrose Bierce. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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    Another classic converted by eBooksLib.com. The time of my end approaches. I have lately been subject to attacks of angina pectoris; and in the ordinary course of things, my physician tells me, I may fairly hope that my life will not be protracted many months. Unless, then, I am cursed with an exceptional physical constitution, as I am cursed with an exceptional mental character, I shall not much ... Read more

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  • A Modest Proposal

    Series series Unexpurgated Start Classics
    Juvenalian satirical essay written and published anonymously by Jonathan Swift in 1729. Swift suggests that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food for rich gentlemen and ladies.[2] This satirical hyperbole mocks heartless attitudes towards the poor, as well as Irish policy in general. ... Read more

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