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Essential Bierce.(Essential Bierce: Selection of the Writings of Ambrose Bierce)(Brief article)(Book review)

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From: California Bookwatch
Date: 20080201
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Essential Bierce

John R. Dunlap, Editor

Heyday Books

Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709

9781597140546 $11.95 www.heydaybooks.com

ESSENTIAL BIERCE: SELECTION OF THE WRITINGS OF AMBROSE BIERCE comes from an American critic, poet and editor who was admired for his role as a literary despot of the West Coast. His DEVIL'S DICTIONARY is excerpted here, but more important is the coverage showcasing his other notable achievements, making for an essential reference for any high school or college-level collection serious about literary studies.

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