Ambrose Bierce penned this sardonic reference work in 1906
This work was based on Ambrose Bierce's Civil War short stories, "An... [DOC] [TLE] Ambrose Bierce | American author | Britannica.com [PAR] American newspaperman, wit, satirist, and author of sardonic short stories based 
... Day, and from 1872 to 1875 the Bierces lived in England, where he wrote for 
the ... His Collected Works was published in 12 volumes, 190912.