The Devil's Dictionary is often considered Ambrose Bierce's most famous work. Portions of it were published in the San Francisco Wasp as a weekly column and in The Cynic's Word Book of 1906. Finally published in its entirety in 1911, the definitions found therein are as apt today as they were nearly a century ago. An example: "HOMICIDE, n. The slaying of one human being by another. There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slain whether he fell by one kind or another -- the classification is for advantage of the lawyers."

228 pages, black & white illustrations

Media	Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released	August 1, 2006
ISBN13	9781598186550
Publishers	Alan Rodgers Books
Pages	228
Dimensions	157 × 236 × 19 mm · 476 g
Language	English

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