Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce

Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

In "Tales of Soldiers and Civilians" (1892) American journalist and short story writer Ambrose Bierce describes unusual incidents and scenes in the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. Employing a mastery of the English language that is both economical and florid, the stories in this collection, including "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", "Chickamauga", and "One of the Missing" constitute one of the most powerful antiwar works in American Literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dreamscape Media
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Altersempfehlung: ab 13 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781974997596
• Artikelnr.: 54099585

Autorenporträt

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842 - 1914) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and Civil War veteran. A prolific and versatile writer, Bierce was regarded as one of the most influential journalists in the United States, and as a pioneering writer of realist fiction.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Suggestions for Further Reading
A Note on the Text
From In the Midst of Life
Soldiers:
A Horseman in the Sky
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Chickamauga
A Son of the Gods
One of the Missing
Killed at Resaca
The Affair at Coulter's Notch
The Coup de Grâce
Parker Adderson, Philosopher
An Affair of Outposts
The Story of a Conscience
One Kind of Officer
The Mocking-Bird
Civilians:
The Man Out of the Nose
The Man and the Snake
The Boarded Window
From Can Such Things Be?
Can Such Things Be?:
Moxon's Master
A Tough Tussle
A Resumed Identity
The Night-Doings at "Deadman's"
The Realm of the Unreal
The Damned Thing
Haïta the Shepherd
The Ways of Ghosts:
Present at a Hanging
A Wireless Message
Soldier Folk:
Three and One Are One
From Negligible Tales
Negligible Tales:
A Bottomless Grave
Jupiter Doke, Brigadier-General
The City of the Gone Away
The Major's Tale
Curried Cow
A Revolt of the Gods
The Parenticide Club:
My Favorite Murder
Oil of Dog
From Antepenultimata
A Bivouac of the Dead
From The Opinionator
The Controversialist:
The Short Story
Explanatory Notes
Glossary of Military Terms
Battle Sites and Battle Leaders