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The Devil's Dictionary
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ISBN10: 151960016X
ISBN13: 9781519600165
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Nov 30 2015
Pages: 212
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781519600165
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Nov 30 2015
Pages: 212
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Satiric lexicon by Ambrose Bierce, first compiled as The Cynic's Word Book in 1906. T he barbed definitions that Bierce began publishing in a weekly journal he edited in San Francisco, brought this 19th-century stock form to a new level of artistry. Employing a terse, aphoristic style, Bierce lampooned social, professional, and religious convention, as in his definitions for bore--A person who talks when you wish him to listen; architect--One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money; and saint--A dead sinner revised and edited. Includes unique illustrations.
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