The Devil's Dictionary: Complete & Unabridged, Ambrose Bierce (9780486482248) — Readings Books
The Devil's Dictionary: Complete & Unabridged
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The Devil’s Dictionary: Complete & Unabridged

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Bore: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.

Lawyer: One skilled in circumvention of the law.

Positive: Mistaken at the top of one’s voice.
These and more than 1,000 other comic definitions appear in Ambrose Bierce’s wicked satire of conventional dictionaries. An ideal gift for lovers of language, this classic of American humor features a wealth of quips praised by H. L. Mencken as
some of the most gorgeous witticisms in the English language.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Country
United States
Date
19 May 2011
Pages
352
ISBN
9780486482248

Bore: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.

Lawyer: One skilled in circumvention of the law.

Positive: Mistaken at the top of one’s voice.
These and more than 1,000 other comic definitions appear in Ambrose Bierce’s wicked satire of conventional dictionaries. An ideal gift for lovers of language, this classic of American humor features a wealth of quips praised by H. L. Mencken as
some of the most gorgeous witticisms in the English language.

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Country
United States
Date
19 May 2011
Pages
352
ISBN
9780486482248