"Bierce's fables are distinguished for their biting wit and their cynical reflection of the political and social events of his time. Local and national politica

"The binding thread throughout this edited collection of Ambrose Bierce's letters is the argument that Bierce has too often vilified as a cynical misanthrope. J

Twenty-four grotesque horror tales written by Ambrose Bierce, the nineteenth-century journalist known for his cynicism