GHOST AND HORROR STORIES OF AMBROSE BIERCE (Fine Copy of the First Edition)

Bierce, Ambrose

Published by Dover Publications, USA & Constanble and Company, UK, 1964

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Title: GHOST AND HORROR STORIES OF AMBROSE BIERCE. Author: Bierce, Ambrose. Publisher: Dover Publications, USA & Constable and Company in the UK. Distributed in the UK by Constable and costing 14/6 (fourteen shillings and six pence) in 1964 according to the tiny round Constable sticker in the upper right corner of the front wrapper - (see photo) - this is a fine, clean, unread copy in fine, very glossy and razor-sharp wrappers, an unmarked, unread, unimpeachable spine and very clean pages. A TRULY FINE COPY published in the days of the swinging blue jeans and the hippy hippy shake, when scousers were glad all over and pipe-smoking Harold Wilson started his first tour of duty in 10 Downing Street. ============================================================================= Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842[2] circa 1914[3]) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and Civil War veteran. His book The Devil's Dictionary was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration.[4] His story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" has been described as "one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature";[5] and his book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (also published as In the Midst of Life) was named by the Grolier Club as one of the 100 most influential American books printed before 1900.[6] A prolific and versatile writer, Bierce was regarded as one of the most influential journalists in the United States,[7][8] and as a pioneering writer of realist fiction.[9] For his horror writing, Michael Dirda ranked him alongside Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft.[10] S. T. Joshi speculates that he may well be the greatest satirist America has ever produced, and in this regard can take his place with such figures as Juvenal, Swift, and Voltaire.[11] His war stories influenced Stephen Crane, Ernest Hemingway, and others,[12] and he was considered an influential and feared literary critic.[13] In recent decades Bierce has gained wider respect as a fabulist and for his poetry.[14][15] In 1913, Bierce told reporters that he was travelling to Mexico to gain first-hand experience of the Mexican Revolution.[16] He disappeared and was never seen again. (Wikipedia). Seller Inventory # 102844

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Title: GHOST AND HORROR STORIES OF AMBROSE BIERCE (...

Publisher: Dover Publications, USA & Constanble and Company, UK

Publication Date: 1964

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition