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The Devil's Dictionary (Dover Thrift Editions)
The Devil's Dictionary - Dover Thrift Editions
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Over 1,000 barbed and brilliant definitions by "the American Swift." Congratulations are "the civility of envy," a historian is a "broad-gauged gossip," many more. H. L. Mencken called these "some of the most gorgeous witticisms in the English language."
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ISBN-13: 9780486275420
ISBN-10: 0486275426
Publication Date: 5/20/1993
Pages: 144
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4.2 stars, based on 23 ratings
Publisher: Dover Publications
Book Type: Paperback
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Classic, originally written for his newspaper columns 1881-1906. Sardonic, biting, written by a reporter who saw a lot of difficult events. Ambrose Bierce is a noted forerunner to today's reporters.
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For those language lovers this Dictionary is a must. Anyone looking for a bon mot to enliven their next sppech, paper or conversation will have a field day thumbing through what HL Menchken called "some of the most gorgeous witticisms in the English language."
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Brilliant!
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