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Art and life. Each the mirror of the other. This then is the classic definition of what ‘Realism’ as a writing form really is. Some might call it a fancy term for the mundane day to day pursuits but in the hands of an author it comes alive. We are drawn into characters and landscapes that we can empathize with, we can, metaphorically speaking, help shoulder their burden, be on the long trail with them whatever the landscapes, the hurdles, incidents and other people may place in their literary way.

A condemned man stands on the edge of a railroad bridge with a rope around his neck. The Union Army is preparing to hang him during a tumultuous period of the Civil War. His thoughts drift to that of his wife, his children, and his sacrifice for the great cause of the South.

Get ready for a dark and twisted tale with The Parenticide Club by Ambrose Bierce! In this short story, a group of men plot to kill their own parents in order to inherit their wealth, only to be haunted by the ghosts of their victims. With its macabre plot, chilling atmosphere, and themes of greed and guilt, The Parenticide Club is a must-listen for anyone who loves a good horror story. So why wait? Start listening to The Parenticide Club today and let Bierce's writing send a chill down your spine.https://www.solgood.org - Check out our Streaming Service for our full collection of audiobooks, ...

A compilation of popular short stories from American literature narrated by professional voice actor Jake Phillips.

Some of the most chilling and macabre tales in the English language can be attributed to American journalist and short story writer Ambrose Bierce. His books include "Can Such Things Be: Tales of Horror and the Supernatural," as well as "The Devil's Dictionary." He also penned scathing views of frontier life and its lawlessness, and the most caustic threatises of war. "In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians" represents Bierce's short stories written in and around the time of the Civil War. These include "A Horseman in the Sky, " "Chickamauga, " "The Applicant, " "A Holy Terror, ...

Die Gruselkabinett Box 40 beinhaltet die Hörspiele Das Auge des Panthers, Das innerste Licht, Das kalte Herz.

Jerome Searing, soldado raso y valiente explorador de los federales, tendrá una misión cuyo fin no hubiera podido imaginar. Además de los evidentes méritos narrativos del cuento, el título de Uno de los desaparecidos prefigura el final de su autor, Ambrose Bierce, quien desapareció en México, en 1913, sin dejar rastros.

Familiarícese con algunos de los filósofos más importantes del siglo XX a través de una cuidadosa selección de 500 citas que introducen sus principales ideas y delinean la estructura de su trabajo con claridad. Descubra nuevos aspectos o profundice en los pensamientos de Emil Cioran, Gaston Bachelard, Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, Ambrose Bierce, para expandir su mente y conocimiento sobre nuestra cultura.

In una capanna isolata, un uomo muore in circostanze misteriose. Durante l’indagine, emergono dettagli raccapriccianti su incontri soprannaturali con una creatura invisibile. Una produzione audio da brivido con musiche inquietanti e suoni, che ti condurranno tra gli oscuri meandri della pazzia, del sadismo, del crollo nervoso imminente e dell’assassinio.

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 - 1914) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War veteran. A prolific and versatile writer, Bierce was regarded as one of the most influential journalists in the United States and as a pioneering writer of realist fiction. In late 1913, Bierce, then age 71, Bierce indicated he was travelling to Mexico to gain first-hand experience of the Mexican Revolution. He disappeared and his death left undocumented. The following recording includes the short stories, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "The Boarded Window."

Americans have vivid, colourful and mesmerising imaginations. On the flip side they are equally adept at Realism. In this volume their famed authors explore short stories that bring us up close and personal to reality.

Author Ambrose Bierce (June 24, 1842-c. 1914) was a prolific and versatile writer regarded as one of the most influential journalists in the United States and as a pioneering writer of realist fiction. His horror writing is ranked alongside Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft. He may well be the greatest satirist America has ever produced.

As the Century draws to a close it shows no sign of its literary talents diminishing. Authors stride into stories with a confidence and knowledge that now speak of a gilded age. We are challenged on many levels but always, always the story delivers a literary triumph.

The American literary tradition has, in a far shorter span of time than others throughout history, achieved a glowing and glittering reputation. From its transatlantic roots it has absorbed the sons and daughters of other cultures, other lands and made them part of her own. Within this melting pot of styles, genres and wordplay one fact stands out: In the American short story, literary tradition has a strong, vibrant and almost inclusive history, if you know where to look.

In the American Civil War that began in 1861 the War was seemingly fought to end Slavery. A War for Good. The result a win for the good guys but a society that still bears fractures from this seminal period. The stories in this volume show the true scars that are endured as a riven Nations authors try to explain and reconcile.

Aceite de Perro empieza así: "Me llamo Bofer Bings. Nací de padres honestos en uno de los máshumildes caminos de la vida: mi padre era abricante de aceite de perroy mí madre poseía un peue!o estudio, a la sombra de la iglesia delpueblo, donde se ocupaba de los no deseados". ¡Casi nada! Aceite de Perro es uno de los relatos de Bierce con el que el lector se sorprenderá gracias a la imaginación siniestra del autor y al misterio que crea en sus obras

In this volume our authors, including Ambrose Bierce, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Winifred Holtby, Bernard Capes and many others bring forth creations and contraptions that are both amazing and abstract as well as diabolical and delightful.