Publisher Description
In this splendid “dictionary” of epigrams, essays, verses and vignettes, you’ll find over a thousand pointed definitions, e.g. Congratulation (“The civility of envy”), Coward (“One who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs”), and Historian (“A broad-gauge gossip”). Anyone who likes to laugh will love The Devil’s Dictionary.
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About Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce (1842–ca. 1914) was an American journalist, short-story writer, and poet. Born in Ohio, he served in the Civil War and then settled in San Francisco. He wrote for Hearst’s Examiner, his wit and satire making him the literary dictator of the Pacific coast and strongly influencing many writers. He disappeared into war-torn Mexico in 1913.
About Deaver Brown
Deaver Brown is an author and entrepreneur. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School, and his books include Crucial Conversations, Presidential Wisdom, George Washington: Farewell Address, and numerous others.