Leaf this sarcastic dictionary through and stop whenever you find a word that interests you... Ex : FIDELITY, n. A virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed. ZEAL, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced.
Review: The Devil's Dictionary was begun in a weekly paper in 1881, and was continued until 1906. It was first published that year under the title âThe Cynic's Word Bookâ. The ironic aphorisms Ambrose Bierce collected in this reference book helped him earn the nickname of âBitter Bierceâ...
A conspicuous feature of the book is its abundant illustrative quotations from eminent poets, chief of whom is Father Gassalasca Jape, S.J., whose lines bear his initials.
Author / Editor: Bierce, Ambrose
Category: Classics
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