The Devil's Dictionary

by Ambrose Bierce (Author), RoyMorrisJr. (Contributor)

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $4.82

  A satiric lexicon first published as The Cynic's Word Book in 1906, and later reissued under the author's preferred titled in 1911. Ambrose Bierce was one of the most celebrated reporters of his era and built his literary reputation partly on this work.

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.25

  Initially a weekly feature in an American newspaper in 1881, The Devil's Dictionary was continued with some intervals until 1906, when it was first published as The Cynic's Word Book . Typical entries include: 'fly', a monster of the air owing allegiance to Beelzebub; 'kill', to create a vacacy without nominating a successor; and 'rhubarb', vegetable essence of stomach ache. A humorous perspective of the English language at the turn of the 20th century, the book has a new introduction to give a modern view of the book and its importance in literature.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2005

  $12.82

• New

  Paperback
  1999

  $17.38

  A satiric lexicon first published as The Cynic's Word Book in 1906, and later reissued under the author's preferred titled in 1911. Ambrose Bierce was one of the most celebrated reporters of his era and built his literary reputation partly on this work.