Author: | Ambrose Bierce | ISBN: | 1230000397360 |
Publisher: | Media Galaxy | Publication: | April 30, 2015 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | Ambrose Bierce |
ISBN: | 1230000397360 |
Publisher: | Media Galaxy |
Publication: | April 30, 2015 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
Ambrose Bierce was an american writer who worked in the field of humourous and horror fiction. His manner of writing was characterized as brutal, straightforward and bitter, and eventually he got a nickname 'Bitter Bierce'. Nowadays Ambrose Bierce is considered to be the master of a short story. 'A Baffled Ambuscade' is s short story set in the times of the American Civil War. Fedederal and Confederates hate each other so no wonder that there may be an occasional fight in the area where the camp – not far from each other. One day Federals are going along the road. They send three men to go ahead for checking the road. But when they meet again there are only two of the sentries left. The third one is said to have gone forward, into darkness… What has happened to him? Read 'A Baffled Ambuscade' and you will know!
Ambrose Bierce was an american writer who worked in the field of humourous and horror fiction. His manner of writing was characterized as brutal, straightforward and bitter, and eventually he got a nickname 'Bitter Bierce'. Nowadays Ambrose Bierce is considered to be the master of a short story. 'A Baffled Ambuscade' is s short story set in the times of the American Civil War. Fedederal and Confederates hate each other so no wonder that there may be an occasional fight in the area where the camp – not far from each other. One day Federals are going along the road. They send three men to go ahead for checking the road. But when they meet again there are only two of the sentries left. The third one is said to have gone forward, into darkness… What has happened to him? Read 'A Baffled Ambuscade' and you will know!