Product Information
Originally entitled The Cynic's Word Book , this justly infamous volume was re-titled The Devil's Dictionary in 1911 and addressed to 'enlightened souls who prefer dry wines to sweet, sense to sentiment, wit to humour, and clean English to slang. Bierce's ironic definitions ring as true today as when they were first coined.Product Identifiers
PublisherWordsworth Editions LTD
ISBN-139781853263644
eBay Product ID (ePID)91381079
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe Devil's Dictionary
Publication Year1995
SubjectLiterary Theory, Education
TypeDictionary
AuthorAmbrose Bierce
SeriesWordsworth Reference
Dimensions
Item Height203 mm
Item Weight159 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAmbrose Bierce