01803cam a22003493u 4500 972 UtSlPG 20260610133038.0 m cr n 260607r1997||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914? The Devil's Dictionary Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 1997 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Dictionary Release date is 1997-07-01 Produced by Aloysius and David Widger "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 earned international acclaim for its brilliant, howlingly funny take on language and human nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified English language -- Dictionaries -- Humor English language -- Semantics -- Humor Vocabulary -- Humor https://archive.org/details/devilsdictionary0000ambr_x5i1 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/972 43091 43091