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Fantastic Fables (1898)

by Ambrose Bierce

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Don't judge a book by its coverâ??if you're looking for tall tales about Greek gods or American folk heroes, you're in the wrong place. Instead, noted satirist Ambrose Bierce unleashes the full wrath of his wit on the leaders of industry, church, and state in this series of sharp-edged but hilariously spot-on short tales and vignettes.… (more)

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  eduardochang | Feb 3, 2022 |
Detta verk är en samling av korta berättelser, där Bierce visar förmågan att säga mycket med få ord på ett ironiskt, humoristiskt och absurt sätt. Hans måltavla är politiker, tjänstemän, läkare, religiösa ledare och inte minst moralen i samhället.
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  Damir_C | Sep 10, 2017 |
While these stories vary in quality (the misogynisti ones will not appeal to most moderns) many are very witty, cyncial, and highly applicable today ( )
  antiquary | Aug 18, 2008 |
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Fiction. Short Stories. Folklore. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:

Don't judge a book by its coverâ??if you're looking for tall tales about Greek gods or American folk heroes, you're in the wrong place. Instead, noted satirist Ambrose Bierce unleashes the full wrath of his wit on the leaders of industry, church, and state in this series of sharp-edged but hilariously spot-on short tales and vignettes.

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