The Devil's Dictionary [Facsimile Edition] - Softcover

Bierce, Ambrose

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1434473724 ISBN 13: 9781434473721

Publisher: Wildside Press, 2008

Synopsis

"The Devil's Dictionary," by Ambrose Bierce, is a satirical book first published in 1911. It offers reinterpretations of terms in the English language which lampoon cant and political double-talk. "The Devil's Dictionary" has inspired many imitations. Recent examples include "The Computer Contradictionary" and "The Devil's Dictionary X."

About this title

Synopsis

"The Devil's Dictionary," by Ambrose Bierce, is a satirical book first published in 1911. It offers reinterpretations of terms in the English language which lampoon cant and political double-talk. "The Devil's Dictionary" has inspired many imitations both in its day and more recently. Recent examples include "The Computer Contradictionary" and "The Devil's Dictionary X."

About the Author

Ambrose Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wildside Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1434473724
• ISBN 13: 9781434473721
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 372