An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

by Ambrose Bierce

EN·~22 minutes·4 chapters

Chapters

4 total

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - by Ambrose Bierce - THE MILLENNIUM FULCRUM EDITION, 1988

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6:14

2:51

III

12:49

Description

On a quiet Alabama railroad bridge, a civilian farmer stands bound, a rope tied around his neck, awaiting execution by Union soldiers. The meticulous military detail—sent

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~22 minutes (21K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

1995-12-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/375

Subjects

Short stories United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction Prisoners -- Fiction PS

About the author

Ambrose Bierce

1842–1913

Best known for sharp wit and unsettling stories, this American writer turned his Civil War experience into some of the most memorable fiction of the 19th century. His work mixes dark humor, psychological tension, and a famously skeptical view of human nature.

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