A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky

A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky PDF

Author: Ambrose Bierce

Publisher: Sheba Blake Publishing Corporation

Published: 2022-02-21

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 3985101337

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Today, Ambrose Bierce is best remembered for his blazingly satirical take on politics and society in general, which was probably best encapsulated in The Devil's Dictionary. However, Bierce paid his literary dues as a war reporter, and battlefield conflicts were a frequent topic of his fiction. A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky brings together a pair of exquisitely observed short tales of the American Civil War.

A Son of the Gods and a Horseman in the Sky

A Son of the Gods and a Horseman in the Sky PDF

Author: Ambrose Bierce

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2012-08-01

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 9781290853576

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A Son of the Gods

A Son of the Gods PDF

Author: Ambrose Bierce

Publisher:

Published: 2021-02-09

Total Pages: 26

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A breezy day and a sunny landscape. An opencountry to right and left and forward; behind, a wood.In the edge of this wood, facing the open but notventuring into it, long lines of troops halted. Thewood is alive with them, and full of confused noises: the occasional rattle of wheels as a battery of artillerygoes into position to cover the advance; the hum andmurmur of the soldiers talking; a sound ofinnumerable feet in the dry leaves that strew theinterspaces among the trees; hoarse commands ofofficers. Detached groups of horsemen are well infront-not altogether exposed-many of themintently regarding the crest of a hill a mile away in thedirection of the interrupted advance. For this powerfularmy, moving in battle order through a forest, has metwith a formidable obstacle-the open country. Thecrest of that gentle hill a mile away has a sinister look;it says, Beware! Along it runs a stone wall extending toleft and right a great distance. Behind the wall is ahedge; behind the hedge are seen the tops of trees inrather straggling order. Among the trees-what? It isnecessary to know

A Son of the Gods

A Son of the Gods PDF

Author: Ambrose Bierce

Publisher:

Published: 2021-04-03

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13:

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A breezy day and a sunny landscape. An open countryto right and left and forward; behind, a wood. In theedge of this wood, facing the open but not venturinginto it, long lines of troops halted. The wood is alivewith them, and full of confused noises: the occasionalrattle of wheels as a battery of artillery goes intoposition to cover the advance; the hum and murmur ofthe soldiers talking; a sound of innumerable feet in thedry leaves that strew the interspaces among the trees;hoarse commands of officers. Detached groups ofhorsemen are well in front-not altogether exposed-many of them intently regarding the crest of a hill amile away in the direction of the interrupted advance.For this powerful army, moving in battle order througha forest, has met with a formidable obstacle-the opencountry. The crest of that gentle hill a mile away has asinister look; it says, Beware! Along it runs a stone wallextending to left and right a great distance. Behind thewall is a hedge; behind the hedge are seen the tops oftrees in rather straggling order. Among the trees-what? It is necessary to know.

A Son of the Gods, and a Horseman in the Sky

A Son of the Gods, and a Horseman in the Sky PDF

Author: Ambrose Bierce

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-08-05

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9781724578112

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A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky: Large Print by Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and Civil War veteran. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

A Son of the Gods and a Horseman in the Sky - Scholar's Choice Edition

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Author: Ambrose Bierce

Publisher: Scholar's Choice

Published: 2015-02-18

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9781297182372

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