This revised edition of Ambrose Bierces 1892 collection of Soldiers and Civilians tales fills a void in American literature. A veteran of the Civil War and a journali...
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Civil War Stories
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In 1 844, Charles Dickens took a break from novel writing to travel through Italy for almost a year, and Pictures from Italy is an illuminating account of his experiences ...
Four classic novels by the acclaimed adventure and science fiction novelist include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and The Master...
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Imaginary Lives contains twenty-two mythopoeic literary portraits of figures from ancient history, art history, and the history of crime and punishment. From demi-gods, so...
Includes the title story plus: The Birds ~ The Little Photographer ~ Monte Verita ~ The Apple Tree ~ The Old Man ~ The Split Second ~ No Motive.
It was unnecessary for all to perish, when, by the death of one, it was possible, and even probable, that the rest might be finally preserved.
Travelling aboard a whaling...
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1680 году в монастыре Бершстесгатен в Баварских Альпах разыгралась трагическая история любви между молодым монахом и дочерью палача. Спустя два столетия Амброз Бирс переск...
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