Some Brutally Hilarious Writing From Ambrose Bierce

NEW COLLECTIONS OF HIS ESSAYS AND JOURNALISM MAKE IT MORE OBVIOUS THAT HE’S ONE OF AMERICA’S FINEST WRITERS

Nov 09, 2023

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Satire, at its best, strives to become literature. At its worst, it’s an abomination, the cheapest kind of ersatz trash you can find in any area of writing, anywhere. The…

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