ASIN: B01IYMRO5Y
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 48
*Includes pictures*Includes Bierce's quotes about his own life and career*Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.” – Ambrose BierceSatirical commentary, memoirs from the agony of war, and horror stories of the supernatural have existed in literature since the beginning of the written word, and in virtually all global societies. The most lauded and familiar examples known to 21st century readers are emblematic of vast literary industries in comparison to previous eras. With an astonishing number of authors at liberty to self-publish and the rapid expansion of the relatively recent film industry, the world has never before seen such a vast expression of such genres. However, as ...
