About Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – c. 1914) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War veteran. His book The Devil's Dictionary was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. His story "An Occurrence at...
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Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.
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Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slave driver.