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. ...więcej »
The Wall Street Journal wrote that The Devil's Dictionary is "probably the most brilliant work of satire written in America. And maybe one of the greatest in all of wor...więcej »
2010 Reprint of 1911 Edition. The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, is a satirical book published in 1911. It offers reinterpretations of terms in the English language, lampooning cant and pol...więcej »