The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce

Always visible content "The Devil's Dictionary" by Ambrose Bierce is a satirical dictionary written ...over three decades and published in complete form in 1911. This lexicon offers humorous and biting definitions of common words, transforming ordinary language into sharp social commentary. Originally appearing as magazine and newspaper installments beginning in the 1870s, Bierce's witty wordplay was widely imitated and plagiarized before being collected into book form. Now considered a masterpiece of American satire, it has Hidden checkbox to control the toggle Clickable label to show more The extra text that is initially hidden Clickable label to show less earned international acclaim for its brilliant, howlingly funny take on language and human nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)