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100 1 _aBierce, Ambrose,
_d1842-1914?
245 1 4 _aThe Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 09 :
_bTangential Views
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-10-08
505 0 _aSome privations of the coming man -- Civilization of the monkey -- The socialist: what he is, and why -- George the made-over -- John Smith's ancestors -- The moon in letters -- Columbus -- The religion of the table -- Revision downward -- The art of controversy -- In the infancy of "trusts" -- Poverty, crime and vice -- Decadence of the American foot -- The clothing of ghosts -- Some aspects of education -- The reign of the ring -- Fin de siècle -- Timothy H. Rearden -- The passing of the horse -- Newspapers -- A benign invention -- Actors and acting -- The value of truth -- Symbols and fetishes -- Did we eat one another? -- The bacillus of crime -- The game of button -- Sleep -- Concerning pictures -- Modern warfare -- Christmas and the New Year -- On putting one's head into one's belly -- The American chair -- Another "cold spell" -- The love of county -- Disintroductions -- The tyranny of fashion -- Breaches of promise -- The Turko-Grecian war -- Cats of Cheyenne -- Thanksgiving day -- The hour and the man -- Mortuary electroplating -- The age romantic -- The war everlasting -- On the uses of euthanasia -- The scourge of laughter -- The late lamented -- Dethronement of the atom -- Dogs for the Klondike -- Monsters and eggs -- Music -- Malfeasance in office -- For standing room -- The Jew -- Why the human nose has a western exposure.
508 _aEmmanuel Ackerman, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 09" by Ambrose Bierce is a collection of essays and thought pieces written in the early 20th century. This volume delves into various topics, reflecting Bierce's sharp wit and critical perspective on society and human nature. The essays range from satirical observations on civilization's quirks to thoughtful critiques on social issues like poverty and socialism. At the start of this volume, Bierce introduces the theme of human senses and societal changes by discussing the diminishing sense of smell among "civilized" people compared to savages. He humorously contemplates the potential consequences of this decline, suggesting that the loss of the olfactory sense may contribute to humanity's eventual degeneration. Through a variety of anecdotes and historical references, he reflects on how civilization impacts not just physical attributes but also societal dynamics, hinting at the overall absurdity and folly inherent within modern life. This opening establishes Bierce's style and thematic concerns that characterize the essays to follow, setting the stage for his engaging, often cynical exploration of contemporary issues. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAmerican literature
653 _aAmerican essays
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66490
999 _c107312
_d107312