A Much Misunderstood Man: Selected Letters of Ambrose Bierce

A Much Misunderstood Man: Selected Letters of Ambrose Bierce, edited by S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz, published by The Ohio State University Press, Columbus, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. A substantial collection of 209 letters by Ambrose Bierce, bringing together correspondence that reveals a more complex and personal figure behind the famously sardonic author of The Devil’s Dictionary and such supernatural tales as “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.” Drawn from manuscript sources and extensively annotated, the letters illuminate Bierce as a father, journalist, literary mentor, critic, and relentless opponent of hypocrisy and injustice. Of particular interest is the volume’s conclusion with Bierce’s final known letter, written from Chihuahua, Mexico, on December 26, 1913, shortly before his legendary disappearance during the Mexican Revolution. Edited by noted weird-fiction scholar S. T. Joshi and Bierce scholar David E. Schultz. Hardcover with pictorial boards, issued without dust jacket. First printing with complete number line. Light shelfwear.…