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The Devil's Dictionary, EPUB eBook

The Devil's Dictionary EPUB

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A word book, straight up, with a twist The Devil's Dictionary is an American classic.

A Yankee Oscar Wilde with a wicked edge to his tongue, gained from seeing the world early and cynically as it really was, Ambrose Bierce, friend and rival of Mark Twain, was one of America's first great writers and journalists.

His razor-sharp wit and underlying rage against hypocrisy is perfectly complemented by Ralph Steadman's equally incisive pen and ink illustrations.

Adore, v.t. To venerate expectantly. Bride, n. A woman with a great future behind her Corporation, n.

An ingenious device for securing individual profit without individual responsibility.

Debauchee, n. One who has so earnestly pursued pleasure that he has had the misfortune to overtake it.

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