The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical reference book written by Ambrose Bierce. The book offers reinterpretations of terms in the English language, lampooning cant, and political doublespeak, as well as other aspects of human foolishness and frailty. A number of the definitions are accompanied by satiric verses, many of which are signed with comic pseudonyms such as Salder Bupp and Orm Pludge; the most frequently appearing contributor is that learned and ingenious cleric, Father Gassalasca Jape, S.J., whose lines bear his initials.
The Secret of Macarger's Gulch
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bookThe Moonlit Road
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bookThe Middle Toe of the Right Foot
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bookThe Man and the Snake
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bookThe Damned Thing
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bookThe Eyes of the Panther
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bookThe Death of Halpin Frayser
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bookChickamauga
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bookThe Boarded Window
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bookOne of the Missing
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bookA Horseman in the Sky
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bookA Watcher by the Dead
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