En plein coeur de la vie ; histoires de soldats

En quelques lignes comme en sang, Bierce nous conte la folie de la guerre de Secession, la folie des hommes et leur solitude dans la tourmente. Une bonne lecture aujourd'hui avant d'aller affronter les chimères postulats d'invraissemblables combats moyen-âgeux.

Dernières nouvelles de la guerre

Une aventure à Brownville

Parues dans divers recueils américains dans la deuxième moitié du XIXe siècle, traduites dans divers volumes chez Grasset à partir de 1957, ces Histoires macabres et flegmatiques de la guerre de Sécession rassemblent treize nouvelles consacrées à l'atrocité de la guerre civile américaine. Ambrose Bierce, lui-même vétéran de ce conflit qui reste à ce jour le plus meurtrier de l'histoire des Etats-Unis (Deuxième Guerre mondiale y compris), aborde les horreurs et les hasards des combats, avec un sang-froid qui en décuple l'épouvante. Dans " Chickamauga " , un enfant se retrouve par hasard au milieu d'un champ de bataille où il découvre des monceaux de corps parmi lesquels des agonisants qui l'observent. Dans " Une rude bagarre " , c'est un soldat terrifié qui est obligé de dormir à côté d'un cadavre. La peur de monter au front, d'affronter la mitraille, d'avancer sur un champ de bataille où s'abattent les obus, mais aussi l'arrogante élégance des officiers qui semble un dernier défi à la mort, les si beaux paysages hachés par la mitraille, peu d'écrivains ont montré de manière aussi saisissante ce qu'est réellement une guerre.

Histoires macabres et flegmatiques de la guerre de Sécession

This   carefully crafted ebook: "Ashes of the Beacon: An Historical Monograph   Written in 4930 (Unabridged)" is formatted for your eReader with a   functional and detailed table of contents.
"Ashes of the Beacon" purports to be "An Historical   Monograph Written in 4930" and gives a few indications concerning the   lamentable failure of "self-government" in America. It is less   amusing and more analytical; and while practically everyone will find much in   it to disagree with, there is also plenty to think about. Though generally   conservative  and frequently pigheaded,   Bierce is neither a fool nor a hypocrite, and he makes his points with   thoroughgoing clarity. His work as a whole is a lifelong battle against   woolly thinking, murky logic and bad writing.
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842 - 1914?) was an American satirist, critic,   poet, editor and journalist. Bierce became a prolific author of short stories   often humorous and sometimes bitter or macabre. He spoke out against   oppression and supported civil and religious freedoms. He also wrote numerous   Civil War stories from first-hand experience. Many of his works are ranked   among other esteemed American authors' like Edgar Allen Poe, Stephen Crane,   and Mark Twain.

Ashes of the Beacon: An Historical Monograph Written in 4930 (Unabridged)

This short story collection by Ambrose Bierce has all of the following stories: A Shipwreckollection, The Captain of "The Camel," The Man Overboard, A Cargo of Cat, Epigrams Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and compiled a satirical lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary. His vehemence as a critic, his motto "Nothing matters," and the sardonic view of human nature that informed his work, all earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce." Bierce was considered a master of pure English by his contemporaries, and virtually everything that came from his pen was notable for its judicious wording and economy of style. He wrote in a variety of literary genres. His short stories are held among the best of the 19th century, providing a popular following based on his roots. He wrote realistically of the terrible things he had seen in the war in such stories as "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," "The Boarded Window," "Killed at Resaca," and "Chickamauga." In addition to his ghost and war stories, he also published several volumes of poetry. His Fantastic Fables anticipated the ironic style of grotesquerie that became a more common genre in the 20th century.

La vague de l'océan

Le dictionnaire du diable - Articles inédits

William Harker is the only witness to the death of his friend, Hugh Morgan. Morgan's body suggests that he has died traumatically, but when Harker tries to explain what he saw of his friend's last moments, the men in charge of determining Morgan's cause of death find his testimony too bizarre to be true. Written by Ambrose Bierce, "The Damned Thing" is a story of the paranormal that was once loosely adapted for an episode of the television series Masters of Horror. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

The Damned Thing - Short Story

"The Damned Thing" is a horror short story written by Ambrose Bierce. It first appeared in Tales from New York Town Topics on December 7, 1893. 

The story begins in Hugh Morgan's cabin, where local men have gathered around the battered corpse of Hugh Morgan to hold an inquest concerning his death.

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