The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary

作者 Ambrose Bierce著
出版社 Penguin Books
出版时间 2001年6月
ISBN 9780141185927
定价 130.40

内容简介

Anincomparablesatirist,AmbroseBiercebecamethe"laughingdevil"oftheSanFrancisconewsmedia,forhewasaboutasdiscreetasarunawaylocomotive,accordingtoH.L.Mencken,andnowherearehisuninhibitedironyandgiftforverseparodymoreinevidencethaninthis"dictionary".

作者简介

AMBROSEBIERCE(1842-1913)Americansatirist,critic,shortstorywriter,editorandjournalist.Heisperhapsmostfamousforhisserializedmocklexicon,THEDEVIL'SDICTIONARYinwhich,overtheyears,hescathedAmericancultureandacceptedwisdombypointingoutalternate,morepracticaldefinitionsforcommonwords.

丛书

Penguin Modern Classics

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