Bierce, Ambrose 1842-1914
Overview
| Works: | 2,077 works in 5,198 publications in 15 languages and 95,471 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Short stories History Humor Biographies Personal narratives Short stories, American Dictionaries Criticism, interpretation, etc War stories |
| Subject Headings: | Authors, American Journalists |
| Roles: | Author, Contributor, Bibliographic antecedent, Scenarist, Adapter, Other, Creator, Attributed name, Performer, Honoree, Author of dialog, Translator, Editor, Originator, Correspondent |
| Classifications: | PS1097, 813.4 |
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Most widely held works about
Ambrose Bierce
- The old gringo by Carlos Fuentes( Book )
- Ambrose Bierce and the dance of death by Sharon Talley( )
- Ambrose Bierce by Robert A Wiggins( Book )
- Ambrose Bierce : a biography by Richard O'Connor( Book )
- Belligerent muse : five northern writers and how they shaped our understanding of the Civil War by Stephen Cushman( )
- Future perfect : American science fiction of the nineteenth century by H. Bruce Franklin( Book )
- Ambrose Bierce : alone in bad company by Roy Morris( Book )
- Ambrose Bierce by M. E Grenander( Book )
- The shapers of American fiction, 1798-1947 by George D Snell( Book )
- Bitter Bierce : a mystery of American letters by C. Hartley Grattan( Book )
- An Ambrose Bierce companion by Robert L Gale( )
- Phantoms of a blood-stained period : the complete Civil War writings of Ambrose Bierce by Ambrose Bierce( Book )
- Ambrose Bierce : a biography by Carey McWilliams( Book )
- Ashes of the mind : war and memory in Northern literature, 1865-1900 by Martin Griffin( Book )
- The short stories of Ambrose Bierce : a study in polarity by Stuart C Woodruff( Book )
- Ambrose Bierce : the Devil's lexicographer by Paul Fatout( Book )
- A sole survivor : bits of autobiography by Ambrose Bierce( Book )
- Critical essays on Ambrose Bierce by Cathy N Davidson( Book )
- Shadows of blue and gray : the Civil War writings of Ambrose Bierce by Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce( Book )
- The great American railroad war : how Ambrose Bierce and Frank Norris took on the notorious Central Pacific Railroad by Dennis Drabelle( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Ambrose Bierce
The devil's dictionary by
Ambrose Bierce(
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290 editions published between 1899 and 2020 in 9 languages and held by 8,942 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hundreds of pointed definitions, maxims, apocryphal quotations, and satirical verses attest to the power of the author's delightful, incisive wit
290 editions published between 1899 and 2020 in 9 languages and held by 8,942 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hundreds of pointed definitions, maxims, apocryphal quotations, and satirical verses attest to the power of the author's delightful, incisive wit
An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by
Ambrose Bierce(
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72 editions published between 1890 and 2020 in 3 languages and held by 4,061 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During the United States Civil War, a condemned man has many thoughts as he stands on a bridge, awaiting hanging
72 editions published between 1890 and 2020 in 3 languages and held by 4,061 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During the United States Civil War, a condemned man has many thoughts as he stands on a bridge, awaiting hanging
Can such things be? by
Ambrose Bierce(
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105 editions published between 1893 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 3,554 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Prepare yourself for the shocking, the strange, and the terrifying in Ambrose Bierce's 1893 story collection Can Such Things Be? One of the greatest masters of horror brings you twenty-five tales of the supernatural and the unexplained. Whether in stories of ghosts sending desperate warnings to their human counterparts, psychics attempting to bridge unknown dimensions, howling werewolves, or a robot who takes on a life of his own, Bierce plumbs the depths of fear and fascination
105 editions published between 1893 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 3,554 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Prepare yourself for the shocking, the strange, and the terrifying in Ambrose Bierce's 1893 story collection Can Such Things Be? One of the greatest masters of horror brings you twenty-five tales of the supernatural and the unexplained. Whether in stories of ghosts sending desperate warnings to their human counterparts, psychics attempting to bridge unknown dimensions, howling werewolves, or a robot who takes on a life of his own, Bierce plumbs the depths of fear and fascination
Fantastic fables by
Ambrose Bierce(
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41 editions published between 1898 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 2,463 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of very brief tales similar in style to Aesop
41 editions published between 1898 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 2,463 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of very brief tales similar in style to Aesop
The Oxford book of short stories by
V. S Pritchett(
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1 edition published in 1981 in English and held by 1,956 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sir Walter Scott / The Two Drovers, Nathaniel Hawthorne/ The Birthmark, Edgar Allan Poe / The Fall Of The House Of Usher, ETC
1 edition published in 1981 in English and held by 1,956 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sir Walter Scott / The Two Drovers, Nathaniel Hawthorne/ The Birthmark, Edgar Allan Poe / The Fall Of The House Of Usher, ETC
The collected writings of Ambrose Bierce by
Ambrose Bierce(
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50 editions published between 1946 and 1999 in English and held by 1,777 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ambrose Bierce: portrait of a misanthrope, by Clifton Fadiman.--In the midst of life, tales of soldiers and civilians.--The devil's dictionary.--Can such things be?--Fantastic fables.--The monk and the hangman's daughter.--Negligible tales.--The parenticide club
50 editions published between 1946 and 1999 in English and held by 1,777 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ambrose Bierce: portrait of a misanthrope, by Clifton Fadiman.--In the midst of life, tales of soldiers and civilians.--The devil's dictionary.--Can such things be?--Fantastic fables.--The monk and the hangman's daughter.--Negligible tales.--The parenticide club
Tales of soldiers & civilians by
Ambrose Bierce(
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61 editions published between 1891 and 2020 in English and Spanish and held by 1,725 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Questing after Pancho Villa's revolutionary forces, Ambrose Bierce rode into Mexico in 1913 and was never seen again. He left behind him the Devil's Dictionary and a remarkable body of short fiction. This collection gathers some of Bierce's finest stories, including the celebrated Civil War fiction 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,' his macabre masterpieces, and his tales of supernatural horror. Reminiscent of Poe, these stories are marked by a sardonic humour and a realistic study of tense emotional states
61 editions published between 1891 and 2020 in English and Spanish and held by 1,725 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Questing after Pancho Villa's revolutionary forces, Ambrose Bierce rode into Mexico in 1913 and was never seen again. He left behind him the Devil's Dictionary and a remarkable body of short fiction. This collection gathers some of Bierce's finest stories, including the celebrated Civil War fiction 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,' his macabre masterpieces, and his tales of supernatural horror. Reminiscent of Poe, these stories are marked by a sardonic humour and a realistic study of tense emotional states
In the midst of life : tales of soldiers and civilians by
Ambrose Bierce(
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74 editions published between 1800 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,529 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Published in 1891, this collection of 26 bone-chilling short stories is set during the American Civil War. It is divided, as the title suggests, between tales of soldiers and tales of civilians. Many have a strong element of horror or the supernatural, such as the justly famous "The Incident at Owl Creek Bridge."
74 editions published between 1800 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,529 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Published in 1891, this collection of 26 bone-chilling short stories is set during the American Civil War. It is divided, as the title suggests, between tales of soldiers and tales of civilians. Many have a strong element of horror or the supernatural, such as the justly famous "The Incident at Owl Creek Bridge."
A treasury of short stories : favorites of the past hundred years from Turgenev to Thurber, from Balzac to Hemingway ; with
biographical sketches of the authors by
Bernardine Kielty(
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1 edition published in 1947 in English and held by 1,425 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The death of Ivan IIyich; a day in the country, two little soldiers; Quattrocentisteria; the secret sharer; the pace of youth; the coming-out of Maggie; the voice in the night; the old hunter; the doll's house; Babylon Revistied; a telephone call
1 edition published in 1947 in English and held by 1,425 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The death of Ivan IIyich; a day in the country, two little soldiers; Quattrocentisteria; the secret sharer; the pace of youth; the coming-out of Maggie; the voice in the night; the old hunter; the doll's house; Babylon Revistied; a telephone call
The monk and the hangman's daughter by
Ambrose Bierce(
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62 editions published between 1891 and 2017 in English and held by 1,406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter is a example of the type of pseudo-medieval tale which was popular on the continent toward the end of the 19th century and has become a favorite among Symbolists
62 editions published between 1891 and 2017 in English and held by 1,406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter is a example of the type of pseudo-medieval tale which was popular on the continent toward the end of the 19th century and has become a favorite among Symbolists
The complete short stories of Ambrose Bierce by
Ambrose Bierce(
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22 editions published between 1970 and 2015 in English and held by 1,233 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Before he trailed off into the wilds of Mexico, never to be heard from again, Ambrose Bierce achieved a public persona as "bitter Bierce" and "the devil's lexicographer." He left behind a nasty reputation and more than ninety short stories that are perfect expressions of his sardonic genius. Brought together in this volume, these stories represent an unprecedented accomplishment in American literature. In their iconoclasm and needle-sharp irony, their formal and thematic ingenuity and element of surprise, they differ markedly from the fiction admired in Bierce's time. Readers familiar with the classic "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" will want to turn to Bierce's other Civil War stories. Also included here are his horror stories, among them "The Death of Halpin Frayser" and "The Damned Thing," and such tall tales as "Oil of Dog" and "A Cargo of Cat,"
22 editions published between 1970 and 2015 in English and held by 1,233 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Before he trailed off into the wilds of Mexico, never to be heard from again, Ambrose Bierce achieved a public persona as "bitter Bierce" and "the devil's lexicographer." He left behind a nasty reputation and more than ninety short stories that are perfect expressions of his sardonic genius. Brought together in this volume, these stories represent an unprecedented accomplishment in American literature. In their iconoclasm and needle-sharp irony, their formal and thematic ingenuity and element of surprise, they differ markedly from the fiction admired in Bierce's time. Readers familiar with the classic "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" will want to turn to Bierce's other Civil War stories. Also included here are his horror stories, among them "The Death of Halpin Frayser" and "The Damned Thing," and such tall tales as "Oil of Dog" and "A Cargo of Cat,"
The devil's dictionary, tales, & memoirs by
Ambrose Gwinett Bierce(
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10 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 972 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A veteran of some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, Ambrose Bierce went on to become one of the darkest and most death haunted of American writers, the blackest of black humorists. This volume gathers the most celebrated and significant of Bierce's writings. In the Midst of Life (Tales of Soldiers and Civilians), his collection of short fiction about the Civil War, which includes the masterpieces "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "Chickamauga," is suffused with a fiercely ironic sense of the horror and randomness of war. Can Such Things Be? brings together "The Death of Halpin Frayser," "The Damned Thing," "The Moonlit Road," and other tales of terror that make Bierce the genre's most significant American practitioner between Poe and Lovecraft. The Devil's Dictionary, the brilliant lexicon of subversively cynical definitions on which Bierce worked for decades, displays to the full his corrosive wit. In Bits of Autobiography, the series of memoirs that includes the memorable "What I Saw of Shiloh," he recreates his experiences in the war and its aftermath. The volume is rounded out with a selection of his best uncollected stories. Acclaimed Bierce scholar S.T. Joshi provides detailed notes and a newly researched chronology of Bierce's life and mysterious disappearance --
10 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 972 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A veteran of some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, Ambrose Bierce went on to become one of the darkest and most death haunted of American writers, the blackest of black humorists. This volume gathers the most celebrated and significant of Bierce's writings. In the Midst of Life (Tales of Soldiers and Civilians), his collection of short fiction about the Civil War, which includes the masterpieces "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "Chickamauga," is suffused with a fiercely ironic sense of the horror and randomness of war. Can Such Things Be? brings together "The Death of Halpin Frayser," "The Damned Thing," "The Moonlit Road," and other tales of terror that make Bierce the genre's most significant American practitioner between Poe and Lovecraft. The Devil's Dictionary, the brilliant lexicon of subversively cynical definitions on which Bierce worked for decades, displays to the full his corrosive wit. In Bits of Autobiography, the series of memoirs that includes the memorable "What I Saw of Shiloh," he recreates his experiences in the war and its aftermath. The volume is rounded out with a selection of his best uncollected stories. Acclaimed Bierce scholar S.T. Joshi provides detailed notes and a newly researched chronology of Bierce's life and mysterious disappearance --
Write it right, a little blacklist of literary faults by
Ambrose Bierce(
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52 editions published between 1909 and 2016 in English and held by 969 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Freeman, one of America's foremost language experts and acclaimed author of the "Boston Globe's" weekly column The Word, presents an annotated edition of Ambrose Bierce's classic catalog of correct speech
52 editions published between 1909 and 2016 in English and held by 969 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Freeman, one of America's foremost language experts and acclaimed author of the "Boston Globe's" weekly column The Word, presents an annotated edition of Ambrose Bierce's classic catalog of correct speech
An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by
Ambrose Bierce(
)
37 editions published between 1969 and 2017 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 909 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of short stories of the supernatural by Ambrose Bierce
37 editions published between 1969 and 2017 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 909 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of short stories of the supernatural by Ambrose Bierce
The enlarged Devil's dictionary by
Ambrose Bierce(
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52 editions published between 1928 and 2001 in English and held by 896 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ambrose Bierce began The Devil's Dictionary in an American paper in 1881, and it rapidly gained renown. This little book presents a selection from The Devil's Dictionary, long enough to provoke thoughtful smiles, short enough to avoid tedium
52 editions published between 1928 and 2001 in English and held by 896 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ambrose Bierce began The Devil's Dictionary in an American paper in 1881, and it rapidly gained renown. This little book presents a selection from The Devil's Dictionary, long enough to provoke thoughtful smiles, short enough to avoid tedium
Black beetles in amber by
Ambrose Bierce(
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22 editions published between 1892 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 848 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
I conceive it the right of an author to have his fugitive work collected in his lifetime; and this seems to me especially true of one whose work, necessarily engendering animosities, is peculiarly exposed to challenge as unjust
22 editions published between 1892 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 848 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
I conceive it the right of an author to have his fugitive work collected in his lifetime; and this seems to me especially true of one whose work, necessarily engendering animosities, is peculiarly exposed to challenge as unjust
Ghost and horror stories by
Ambrose Bierce(
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7 editions published between 1946 and 1981 in English and held by 772 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty-four stories -- morbid, eerie, cynical. They take you into the dark recesses of the mind
7 editions published between 1946 and 1981 in English and held by 772 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty-four stories -- morbid, eerie, cynical. They take you into the dark recesses of the mind
The fiend's delight by
AMBROSE BIERCE(
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48 editions published between 1872 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 697 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Known for his biting wit, American author and satirist Ambrose Bierce got his start in the literary world by publishing essays and articles in California-based periodicals. The Fiend's Delight brings together an eclectic selection of these early pieces
48 editions published between 1872 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 697 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Known for his biting wit, American author and satirist Ambrose Bierce got his start in the literary world by publishing essays and articles in California-based periodicals. The Fiend's Delight brings together an eclectic selection of these early pieces
In the midst of life by
Ambrose Bierce(
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68 editions published between 1892 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 668 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This book collects 19 of Bierce's short stories and is divided into "Soldiers" and "Civilians."
68 editions published between 1892 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 668 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This book collects 19 of Bierce's short stories and is divided into "Soldiers" and "Civilians."
Cobwebs from an empty skull by
Ambrose Bierce(
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25 editions published between 1874 and 2016 in English and held by 617 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cobwebs from an Empty Skull is a collection of short fables and stories written under Bierces pseudonym, Dod Grile, and although one of his earliest published books, it still displays the wit and cynicism which colors his writing. The book is divided into three sections: "Fables of Zambri, the Parsee," an assortment of over 100 fables; "Brief Seasons of Intellectual Dissipation," discussions between a fool and a philosopher, a doctor and a soldier, respectively; and "Divers Tales," 28 different stories of an eclectic nature, including The Grateful Bear, Dr. Deadwood, I Presume, Mrs. Dennisons Head, and Jim Beckwourth's Pond
25 editions published between 1874 and 2016 in English and held by 617 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cobwebs from an Empty Skull is a collection of short fables and stories written under Bierces pseudonym, Dod Grile, and although one of his earliest published books, it still displays the wit and cynicism which colors his writing. The book is divided into three sections: "Fables of Zambri, the Parsee," an assortment of over 100 fables; "Brief Seasons of Intellectual Dissipation," discussions between a fool and a philosopher, a doctor and a soldier, respectively; and "Divers Tales," 28 different stories of an eclectic nature, including The Grateful Bear, Dr. Deadwood, I Presume, Mrs. Dennisons Head, and Jim Beckwourth's Pond
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Related Identities
- Joshi, S. T. 1958- Author of introduction Author Editor Creator
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804-1864 Author
- Fuentes, Carlos Author
- Arroyo, Tomás
- Schultz, David E. 1952- Editor
- Coppard, A. E. (Alfred Edgar) 1878-1957
- Poe, Edgar Allan 1809-1849 Author Contributor Creator
- Melville, Herman 1819-1891
- Hopkins, Ernest Jerome 1887-1973 Author of introduction Other Compiler Author Editor
- De la Mare, Walter 1873-1956 Author
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American fiction American wit and humor Anniversaries Apparitions Arroyo, Tomás Authors, American Bellamy, Edward, Bierce, Ambrose, Brown, Charles Brockden, California Cather, Willa, Cooper, James Fenimore, English language English language--Errors of usage English language--Semantics Faulkner, William, Fiction Ghost stories, American Great Britain Hawthorne, Nathaniel, Hemingway, Ernest, Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, Horror tales Horror tales, American Howells, William Dean, Irving, Washington, James, Henry, Journalists Manners and customs Melville, Herman, Monks Norris, Frank, O'Brien, Fitz James, Paranormal fiction Poe, Edgar Allan, Railroads Science fiction, American Short stories Short stories, American Short stories, English Soldiers Steinbeck, John, Twain, Mark, United States Vocabulary War and literature War correspondents War stories, American Wharton, Edith, Wolfe, Thomas,
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Herman, William (Author of The dance of death)
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist
Ambrose Bierce americký satirik, kritik, básnik, aforista, spisovateľ a novinár
Ambrose Bierce Amerikaans schrijver
Ambrose Bierce amerykański dziennikarz, satyryk i pisarz
Ambrose Bierce écrivain et journaliste américain
Ambrose Bierce escritor, periodista y editorialista estadounidense
Ambrose Bierce scrittore, giornalista e aforista statunitense
Ambrose Bierce US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Journalist
Ambrose Bierce Usona verkisto
Ambrosius Bierce
Ambroz Birs
Ambrozas Birsas
Bierce, A. 1842-1914
Bierce, Ambrose
Bierce, Ambrose 1842-1919
Bierce, Ambrose G. 1842-1913
Bierce, Ambrose G. 1842-1914
Bierce, Ambrose G. (Ambrose Gwinnett), 1842-1914?
Bierce, Ambrose Gurnnett, 1842-1914?
Bierce, Ambrose Gwinett 1842-1914
Bierce, Ambrose Gwinett nar. 1842
Bierce Ambrose Gwinnett
Bierce, Ambrose Gwinnett 1842-1913
Bierce, Ambrose Gwinnett 1842-1914
Bierce, Ambrose Gwyneth
Bierce, Bitter, 1842-1914?
Birs, Ambroz 1842-1914
Birs, Embrouz
Birsas Ambrozas
Bitter Bierce 1842-1914
Grile, Dod 1842-1913
Grile Dod 1842-1914;
Gwinett-Bierce, Ambrose 1842-1914
Gwinnett-Bierce, Ambrose 1842-1914
Mpirs, Amprouz 1842-1914
Piŏsŭ, Aembŭrosŭ 1842-1914
Αμβρόσιος Μπιρς
Μπηρς Αμπρόουζ 1842-1914;
Μπιρς Αμβρόσιος 1842-1914;
Μπιρς Άμπροζ 1842-1914;
Μπιρς Άμπροουζ 1842-1914;
Амброз Бирс Америка яҙыусыһы, журналист, юмористик һәм «ҡурҡыныс» хикәйәләр авторы
Амброз Бірс
Амброуз Биърс американски сатирик, критик, издател, журналист и автор на къси разкази
Бирс А.
Бирс Амброз
Бирс, Амброз, 1842-1914?
Бирс, Амброз Гвиннет американский писатель, журналист
Емброуз Бирс
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אמברוז בירס עיתונאי וסופר אמריקאי
أمبروز بيرس
أمبروز بيرس، 1842-1914
آمبروز بیرس
ಆಂಬ್ರೋಸ್ ಗ್ವಿನ್ನೆಟ್ಟ್ ಬೀಎರ್ಸ್
ആംബ്രോസ് ബിയേഴ്സ്
แอมโบรส เบียร์ซ
비아즈, 안부로오즈 1842-1914
비어스, A. 1842-1914
비어스, 암브로즈 1842-1914
비어스, 앰브로스 1842-1914
비어스, 앰브로즈 1842-1914
비어스, 앰브로즈 귀네트 1842-1914
비어스, 앰브로즈 귀넷 1842-1914
비어스, 앰브로즈 그위네트 1842-1914
비어쓰, 앰부로우즈 1842-1914
앰브로즈 비어스
アンブローズ・ビアス
ビアス, A
ビアス, アンブロウズ 1842-1914
ビアス, アンブローズ
安布罗斯·比尔斯 美國編輯、新聞記者、短篇小說作家、諷刺作家
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