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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100140437568

ISBN-139780140437560

eBay Product ID (ePID)1672569

Product Key Features

Book TitleTales of Soldiers and Civilians : and Other Stories

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

TopicClassics, War & Military, Short Stories (Single Author), Horror, Historical

GenreFiction

AuthorAmbrose Bierce

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.1 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN99-016212

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Table Of ContentIntroduction Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Text From In the Midst of Life Soldiers : A Horseman in the Sky An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Chickamauga A Son of the Gods One of the Missing Killed at Resaca The Affair at Coulter's Notch The Coup de Gr'ce Parker Adderson, Philosopher An Affair of Outposts The Story of a Conscience One Kind of Officer The Mocking-Bird Civilians : The Man Out of the Nose The Man and the Snake The Boarded Window From Can Such Things Be? Can Such Things Be? : Moxon's Master A Tough Tussle A Resumed Identity The Night-Doings at "Deadman's" The Realm of the Unreal The Damned Thing Haïta the Shepherd The Ways of Ghosts : Present at a Hanging A Wireless Message Soldier Folk : Three and One Are One From Negligible Tales Negligible Tales : A Bottomless Grave Jupiter Doke, Brigadier-General The City of the Gone Away The Major's Tale Curried Cow A Revolt of the Gods The Parenticide Club : My Favorite Murder Oil of Dog From Antepenultimata A Bivouac of the Dead From The Opinionator The Controversialist : The Short Story Explanatory Notes Glossary of Military Terms Battle Sites and Battle Leaders

SynopsisQuesting after Pancho Villa's revolutionary forces, Ambrose Bierce rode into Mexico in 1913 and completely vanished from the face of the earth. Though his ultimate fate remains a mystery to this day, Bierce's contribution to American letters rests firmly on the basis of his incomparable Devil's Dictionary and a remarkable body of short fiction. This new collection gathers some three dozen of Bierce's finest stories, including the celebrated Civil War fictions 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' and 'Chickamauga'; his macabre masterpieces 'The Damned Thing' and 'Moxon's Master'; and his hilariously horrific 'Oil of Dog' and 'My Favourite Murder'., Questing after Pancho Villa's revolutionary forces, Ambrose Bierce rode into Mexico in 1913 and was never seen again. He left behind him the Devil's Dictionary and a remarkable body of short fiction. This new collection gathers some of Bierce's finest stories, including the celebrated Civil War fictions ' An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge ' and ' Chickamauga ', his macabre masterpieces, and his tales of supernatural horror. Reminiscent of Poe, these stories are marked by a sardonic humour and a realistic study of tense emotional states. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., Questing after Pancho Villa's revolutionary forces, Ambrose Bierce rode into Mexico in 1913 and was never seen again. He left behind him the Devil's Dictionary and a remarkable body of short fiction. This new collection gathers some of Bierce's finest stories, including the celebrated Civil War fictions ' An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge ' and ' Chickamauga ', his macabre masterpieces, and his tales of supernatural horror.Reminiscent of Poe, these stories are marked by a sardonic humour and a realistic study of tense emotional states. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

LC Classification NumberPS1097.A6 2000