Author:Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
(1842–1914)

American satirist, critic, poet, short story (horror) writer, editor, and journalist.
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Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce

Works

  • The Fiend's Delight (1873) [1]
  • Nuggets and Dust (1873) (external scan)
  • Cobwebs from an Empty Skull (1874) a collection [2] [3]
    • Fables of Zambri, the Parsee
    • Brief Seasons of Intellectual Dissipation
    • The Grateful Bear
    • The Setting Sachem
    • Feodora
    • The Legend of Immortal Truth
    • Converting a Prodigal
    • Four Jacks and a Knave
    • Dr. Deadwood, I Presume
    • Nut-Cracking
    • The Magician's Little Joke
    • Seafaring
    • Tony Rollo's Conclusion
    • No Charge for Attendance
    • Pernicketty's Fright
    • Juniper
    • Following the Sea
    • A Tale of Spanish Vengeance
    • Mrs. Dennison's Head
    • A Fowl Witch
    • The Civil Service in Florida
    • A Tale of the Bosphorus
    • John Smith
    • Sundered Hearts
    • The Early History of Bath
    • The Following Dorg
    • Snaking
    • Maud's Papa
    • Jim Beckwourth's Pond
    • Stringing a Bear
  • The Dance of Death (1877) (external scan)
  • Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (1891) (external scan)
  • In the Midst of Life (1892) (external scan)
  • Black Beetles in Amber (1892) (external scan)
  • Can Such Things Be? (1893) (external scan)
  • Fantastic Fables (1899) (external scan)
  • Shapes of Clay (1903) (external scan)
  • The Cynic's Word Book (1906) (external scan) (transcription project)
  • The Shadow on the Dial (1909) (external scan)
  • The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
  • The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce (1909-1912), in 12 volumes
  • The Letters of Ambrose Bierce (external scan)

Short Stories

Works about Bierce

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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