The Devil’s Dictionary
by Ambrose Bierce
Original Title: The Devil’s Dictionary; Or, The Cynic’s Word Book
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Genres: Non-fiction, Satire
Publisher: Madness Serial Publishing
File version: 1.0
The Devil’s Dictionary offers some 1,600 wickedly clever definitions to the vocabulary of everyday life.
Little is sacred and few are safe, for Bierce targets just about any pursuit, from matrimony to immortality, that allows our wilful failings and excesses to shine forth.
In The Devil’s Dictionary, a bore is "a person who talks when you wish him to listen," and happiness is "an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another."
This is the ultimate edition ever of Ambrose Bierce’s satiric masterpiece.
Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary is a classic that stands alongside the best work of satirists such as Twain, Mencken, and Thurber. This unabridged edition will be celebrated by humour fans and word lovers everywhere.
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