The Devil's Dictionary
Douban
ISBN: 9780486275420
author:
Ambrose Bierce
publishing house:
Dover Publications
publication date: 1993
-5
series: Dover thrift editions
price: USD 3.50
number of pages: 144
Devil's Dictionary
overview
Begun in a weekly paper in 1881, The Devil's Dictionary was continued with some intervals until 1906, when it was first published as The Cynic's Word Book. It is an irreverant dictionary which was so popular in its time that many definitions and anecdotes became part of popular speech. Wickedly humorous, it still has relevance today. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
