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Bierce

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Bierce  (bîrs), Ambrose Gwinett 1842-1914?
American writer whose works, including In the Midst of Life (1891-1892) and The Devil's Dictionary (1906), are marked by caustic wit and a strong sense of horror.
Bierce [bɪəs]
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(Bierce, Ambrose (Gwinett) (1842-?1914) M, WRITING: journalist, WRITING: short-story writer) Ambrose (Gwinett). 1842-?1914, US journalist and author of humorous sketches, horror stories, and tales of the supernatural: he disappeared during a mission in Mexico (1913)
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Noun1.Bierce - United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914)
Ambrose Bierce, Ambrose Gwinett Bierce


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), written by one Ambrose Bierce, an avowed and confirmed misanthrope of the period: "Grapeshot, n.
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