The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
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If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary. There, a bore is "a person who talks when you wish him to listen," and happiness is "an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another." This is the most comprehensive, authoritative edition ever of Ambrose Bierce’s satiric masterpiece. It renders obsolete all other versions that have appeared in the book’s ninety-year history.
A virtual onslaught of acerbic, confrontational wordplay, The Unabridged... more
A virtual onslaught of acerbic, confrontational wordplay, The Unabridged... more
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- #59 in Folio Society
- #61 in Language
- #91 in Quotation
- #57 in Satanism
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