The Devil's Dictionary is often considered Ambrose Bierce's most famous work. Portions of it were published in the San Francisco Wasp as a weekly column and in The Cynic's Word Book of 1906. Finally published in its entirety in 1911, the definitions found therein are as apt today as they were nearly a century ago. An example: "HOMICIDE, n. The slaying of one human being by another. There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slain whether he fell by one kind or another -- the classification is for advantage of the lawyers."

228 pages

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	September 1, 2006
ISBN13	9781598189926
Publishers	Alan Rodgers Books
Pages	228
Dimensions	228 × 151 × 20 mm · 340 g
Language	English

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