Ambrose Bierce
/ˌæmbrəʊz ˈbɪəs/
/ˌæmbrəʊz ˈbɪrs/
- (1842-c. 1914) a US journalist who wrote realistic but satirical short stories. They were collected in In the Midst of Life (1892). He also wrote a humorous dictionary, The Devil's Dictionary (1906). Bierce disappeared in Mexico in 1914 and was never found.
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