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Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913) has 3 books in the BigBookHub catalogue: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, The Damned Thing: 1898, From "In the Midst of Life" and The Devil's Dictionary. These titles date from between 1890 and 1893.
Books by Ambrose Bierce
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Bierce's devastating story collapses a man's entire emotional journey into seconds of psychological free-fall, using a Civil War hanging as the anchor for an exploration of how consciousness distorts time under extreme duress. The twist doesn't betray the narrative—it redefines everything that came before it.
The Damned Thing: 1898, From "In the Midst of Life"
A horror short story in which Hugh Morgan's body is discovered in his cabin and an inquest hears that he seemed to fight something invisible to others. His diary suggests he was tracking an unseen creature he called "that damned thing."
The Devil's Dictionary
Bierce weaponizes wit in this dictionary where every definition subverts expectations, turning language itself into a tool for social critique that remains bitingly relevant while maintaining a gallows humor that feels genuinely original.