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Ambrose Bierce
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American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist (1842–1914)

Also known as: Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, Bierce, Dod Grile, William Herman, Амброз Гвиннет Бирс, أمبروز بيرس

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Known works

  • The Story and Its Writer -- Ninth Edition
  • Short Fiction, Classic and Contemporary -- Second Edition
  • The Raven and the Monkey's Paw
  • The Story and Its Writer -- Compact Eighth Edition
  • The Story and Its Writer -- Compact Fourth Edition