| The Devil's Dictionary Contributor(s): Bierce, Ambrose (Author) |
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ISBN: 151960016X ISBN-13: 9781519600165 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $10.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Satire |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6" W x 9" (0.64 lbs) 212 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Satiric lexicon by Ambrose Bierce, first compiled as The Cynic's Word Book in 1906. T he barbed definitions that Bierce began publishing in a weekly journal he edited in San Francisco, brought this 19th-century stock form to a new level of artistry. Employing a terse, aphoristic style, Bierce lampooned social, professional, and religious convention, as in his definitions for bore--"A person who talks when you wish him to listen"; architect--"One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money"; and saint--"A dead sinner revised and edited." Includes unique illustrations. |