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The Devil's Dictionary

Ambrose Bierce

Publisher: Digireads.com Publishing

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Summary

Ambrose Bierce's great satirical work, "The Devil's Dictionary" is not a real dictionary, but rather a lampoon of the English language. The definitions provide satirical, witty and often politically pointed representations of the words that is seeks to "define".
Available since: 01/01/2010.

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