Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

1842-1914(?)

Biography
He was born in 1842 in Meigs County,Ohio, United
States.
Last seen in1914 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico.
His parents were a poor but literary couple who
instilled in him a deep love for books and writing.
He was a Journalist, editorialist, fabulistand a Writer.
Bierce enlisted in the Union Army's 9th Indiana
Infantry Regiment
In 1862, Bierce fought at the Battle of Shiloh. The
memoir "What I Saw of Shiloh".

 1879
Both of Bierce's sons died. He
separated form his wife in 1888
In 1913 he went to Mexico in the
midst of a revolution led by Pancho
Villa
Carlos Fuentes- Gringo Viejo

"Bitter Bierce"
Known for his satirical wit and
sardonic view of human nature

During his career as a journalist, poet, and author of fiction

and nonfiction, Ambrose Bierce published more than four
million words.

Bierce's short stories are based on the terrible things

he had seen during war time.

Context
Ambrose Bierces
work was mainly
set around the
events of the Civil
War.

Context

Realism
1860 - 1890

Naturalism
1880 - 1920

Most famous works

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
A horseman in the sky
The devils dictionary

Films
At least three films have
been made based onAn
Occurrence at Owl Creek
Bridge.The
Bridge,
a
silent film in 1929, and
two versions of Twilight
Zone episodes in 1964,
one in French, the other
English.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Plot
Setting
Characters
Themes
Tone
Narrator

Peyton Farquhar was dead;

his body, with a broken neck,
swung gently from side to
side beneath the timbers of
the Owl Creek bridge.

The damned thing

Is separated in four parts.
Told from different perspectives, the
story focuses on a fatal accident that
is written as a wild animal attack.

A Wireless
Present at a Hanging
Message

We hope you will enjoy his well-known works and also

venture deeper into his collection to find out your
favorites.

References
McPherson, James. A Brief Overview of the American Civil War. Civil
war trust. Retrieved from: http://
www.civilwar.org/education/history/civil-war-overview/overview.html
Emert, Scott D. Reversals in the Fortunes of War: Ambrose Bierce,
Literary Naturalism, and One of the Missing. The Ambrose Bierce
Project. Retrieved from: http://
www.ambrosebierce.org/journal1emmert.html
http://www.ambrosebierce.org/works.html
http://americanliterature.com/author/ambrose-bierce/bio-books-stories
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/archive/learningenglish-programsradio-american-stories/latest/1581/1581.html