by Ambrose Bierce · Dover Publications Inc · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780486280387
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«Civil War Stories» is Ambrose Bierce's collection of tales, published by Dover Publications Inc in paperback (128 pages, in English).
Sixteen short stories set during the American Civil War, written by an author who fought in it. With a realistic and detailed style, Bierce portrays the harshness of battle and its effect on soldiers and civilians, with a somber and fatalistic tone. The volume includes "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", "Chickamauga" and "A Horseman in the Sky", among others.
Part of the Dover Thrift Editions series, in its complete (unabridged) edition.
Recommended for readers interested in the American Civil War, historical fiction and classic tales of horror and suspense. Suitable for ages 14 and up.
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American author, journalist, and poet. A prolific and versatile writer, Bierce was regarded as one of the most influential journalists in the United States and as a pioneering writer of realist fiction. For his horror writing, Michael Dirda ranked him alongside Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft. S. T. Joshi speculates that "he may well be the greatest satirist America has ever produced, and in this regard can take his place with such figures as Juvenal, Swift, and Voltaire." His war stories influenced Stephen Crane, Ernest Hemingway and others, and he was considered an influential and feared literary critic. In recent decades, Bierce has gained wider respect as a fabulist and poet.
