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The Devil S Dictionary
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Author : Ambrose Bierce
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2013-01-18
The Devil S Dictionary written by Ambrose Bierce and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-18 with Fiction categories.
Complete and unabridged, this paperback gift edition of an American humor classic presents more than 1,000 comic definitions praised by H. L. Mencken as "some of the most gorgeous witticisms in the English language."
The Complete Original Devil S Dictionary
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Author : Ambrose Bierce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-04-28
The Complete Original Devil S Dictionary written by Ambrose Bierce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-28 with categories.
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short-story writer and satirist. Today, he is best known for his short stories, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and his satirical dictionary, The Devil's Dictionary. The dictionary offers reinterpretations of terms in the English language and also which lampoon religious and political doublespeak. Examples: LAWYER One skilled in circumvention of the law. FUTURE, n. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.
The Devil S Dictionary
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Author : Ambrose Bierce
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2023-08-27
The Devil S Dictionary written by Ambrose Bierce and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-27 with Fiction categories.
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The Devil S Dictionary
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Author : Ambrose Bierce
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2009-02-17
The Devil S Dictionary written by Ambrose Bierce and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-17 with Religion categories.
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The Devil S Dictionary By Ambrose Bierce Delphi Classics Illustrated
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Author : Ambrose Bierce
language : en
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Release Date : 2017-07-17
The Devil S Dictionary By Ambrose Bierce Delphi Classics Illustrated written by Ambrose Bierce and has been published by Delphi Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-17 with Fiction categories.
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Devil’s Dictionary’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Bierce includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Devil’s Dictionary’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Bierce’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
The Unabridged Devil S Dictionary
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Author : Ambrose Bierce
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2001-12-01
The Unabridged Devil S Dictionary written by Ambrose Bierce and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-12-01 with Humor categories.
If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary. There, a bore is “a person who talks when you wish him to listen,” and happiness is “an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.” This is the most comprehensive, authoritative edition ever of Ambrose Bierce’s satiric masterpiece. It renders obsolete all other versions that have appeared in the book’s ninety-year history. A virtual onslaught of acerbic, confrontational wordplay, The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary offers some 1,600 wickedly clever definitions to the vocabulary of everyday life. Little is sacred and few are safe, for Bierce targets just about any pursuit, from matrimony to immortality, that allows our willful failings and excesses to shine forth. This new edition is based on David E. Schultz and S. T. Joshi’s exhaustive investigation into the book’s writing and publishing history. All of Bierce’s known satiric definitions are here, including previously uncollected, unpublished, and alternative entries. Definitions dropped from previous editions have been restored while nearly two hundred wrongly attributed to Bierce have been excised. For dedicated Bierce readers, an introduction and notes are also included. Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary is a classic that stands alongside the best work of satirists such as Twain, Mencken, and Thurber. This unabridged edition will be celebrated by humor fans and word lovers everywhere.
The Devil S Dictionary
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Author : Ambrose Bierce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1911
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The Devil S Dictionary
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Author : Ambrose Bierce
language : en
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
Release Date : 2023-07-09
The Devil S Dictionary written by Ambrose Bierce and has been published by BoD - Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-09 with Fiction categories.
“Dictionary, n: A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic. This dictionary, however, is a most useful work.” Bierce’s groundbreaking Devil’s Dictionary had a complex publication history. Started in the mid-1800s as an irregular column in Californian newspapers under various titles, he gradually refined the new-at-the-time idea of an irreverent set of glossary-like definitions. The final name, as we see it titled in this work, did not appear until an 1881 column published in the periodical The San Francisco Illustrated Wasp. There were no publications of the complete glossary in the 1800s. Not until 1906 did a portion of Bierce’s collection get published by Doubleday, under the name The Cynic’s Word Book—the publisher not wanting to use the word “Devil” in the title, to the great disappointment of the author. The 1906 word book only went from A to L, however, and the remainder was never released under the compromised title. In 1911 the Devil’s Dictionary as we know it was published in complete form as part of Bierce’s collected works (volume 7 of 12), including the remainder of the definitions from M to Z. It has been republished a number of times, including more recent efforts where older definitions from his columns that never made it into the original book were included. Due to the complex nature of copyright, some of those found definitions have unclear public domain status and were not included. This edition of the book includes, however, a set of definitions attributed to his one-and-only “Demon’s Dictionary” column, including Bierce’s classic definition of A: “the first letter in every properly constructed alphabet.” Bierce enjoyed “quoting” his pseudonyms in his work. Most of the poetry, dramatic scenes and stories in this book attributed to others were self-authored and do not exist outside of this work. This includes the prolific Father Gassalasca Jape, whom he thanks in the preface—“jape” of course having the definition: “a practical joke.” This book is a product of its time and must be approached as such. Many of the definitions hold up well today, but some might be considered less palatable by modern readers. Regardless, the book’s humorous style is a valuable snapshot of American culture from past centuries.
The Devil S Dictionary Illustrated
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Author : Ambrose Bierce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-09-15
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The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written by American Civil War soldier, journalist, and writer Ambrose Bierce consisting of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The lexicon was written over three decades as a series of installments for magazines and newspapers. Bierce's witty definitions were imitated and plagiarized for years before he gathered them into books, first as The Cynic's Word Book in 1906 and then in a more complete version as The Devil's Dictionary in 1911.
The Devil S Dictionary
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Author : Ambrose Bierce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-01-08
The Devil S Dictionary written by Ambrose Bierce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-08 with categories.
The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written by American Civil War soldier, journalist, and writer Ambrose Bierce consisting of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions.