The Bierce, Ambrose 1842-1914? creator text utu 1997 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 Original publication data not identified English language -- Dictionaries -- Humor English language -- Semantics -- Humor Vocabulary -- Humor PS Original publication data not identified https://archive.org/details/devilsdictionary0000ambr_x5i1 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/972 https://archive.org/details/devilsdictionary0000ambr_x5i1 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/972 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133038.0 972