Short Stories
Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, 1909-1912
1909·12 pages
Essays and stories examining anarchism, socialism, and anti-authority attitudes among immigrants and radicals.
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Book Excerptpeople having a common malevolent purpose. In a republic the crust that confined the fires of violence and sedition was thinnest.No improvement in the fortunes of the original anarchists through immigration to what was then called the New World would have made them good citizens. From centuries of secret war against particular forms of authority in their own countries they had inherited a bitter antagonism to all authority, even the most beneficent. In their new home they were worse ...
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Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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Graphic Civil War combat, hangings, mutilation, and on-page deaths
Profanity
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Rare mild period language; little modern profanity
Substance use
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Occasional social drinking in period settings
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or identity themes present
Religious content
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Recurring satirical treatment of religion, faith, and clergy
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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Recurring ghost stories and supernatural horror elements
Political content
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Sharp satire of politics, anarchism, war, democracy, and reform
Self-harm / suicide
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Dark fatalism with occasional despair and death references
Abuse & suffering
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On-page war atrocities, civilian trauma, and cruelty in multiple tales
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