Born in Ohio in 1842, journalist, short-story writer and critic Ambrose Bierce developed into one of this country's most celebrated and cynical wits — a merciless "American Swift" whose literary barbs were aimed at folly, self-delusion, politics, business, religion, literature and the arts. In this splendid "dictionary" of epigrams, essays, verses and vignettes, you'll find over 1,000 pointed definitions, e.g. Congratulation ("The civility of envy"), Coward ("One who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs") and Historian ("A broad-gauge gossip"). Anyone who likes to laugh will love The Devil's Dictionary. Anyone looking for a bon mot to enliven their next speech, paper or conversation will have a field day thumbing through what H. L. Mencken called "some of the most gorgeous witticisms in the English language."
The Devil's Dictionary (Dover Thrift Editions: Literary Collections)
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Author: Ambrose Bierce
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 800759275427
Details:
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Brand: Dover Publications
Color: Red
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Format: Unabridged
Number Of Pages: 144
Release Date: 20-05-1993
Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.0 x 0.5 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780486275420
