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Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913) is a classic author whose works are in the public domain.
Books by Ambrose Bierce
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Bierce's devastating story collapses a man's entire emotional journey into seconds of psychological free-fall, using a Civil War hanging as the anchor for an exploration of how consciousness distorts time under extreme duress. The twist doesn't betray the narrative—it redefines everything that came before it.
The Damned Thing: 1898, From "In the Midst of Life"
A frontiersman witnesses something inexplicable in the California wilderness—something unseen but catastrophically real—in Bierce's masterwork of psychological horror that predates modern sci-fi terror by decades.
The Devil's Dictionary
Bierce weaponizes wit in this dictionary where every definition subverts expectations, turning language itself into a tool for social critique that remains bitingly relevant while maintaining a gallows humor that feels genuinely original.