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  1. 500 Quotations from the Great Philosophers of the 20th Century

    Bierce, Ambrose; Freud, Sigmund; Cioran, Emil; Bachelard, Gaston; Jung, Carl
    Saga Egmont

    While we tend to think of the great thinkers as hailing from Ancient Greece, the 20th century has had more than its fair share of sharp minds. ‘500 Quotations from the Great Philos...

  2. 400 Quotes from Little-known Philosophers

    Bierce, Ambrose; , Epictetus; Cioran, Emil; Bachelard, Gaston
    Saga Egmont

    While most of us have heard of the likes of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, there is a host of less-famous philosophers who have just as much to say. ‘400 Quotes from Little-known...

  3. 100 Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    ‘100 Quotes by Ambrose Bierce’ is a selection of thoughts, observations, and sayings by one of the most inventive minds of the 19th century. Bierce’s obsession with the prepostero...

  4. A Cynic Looks At Life

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    In this collection of satiric essays, Ambrose Bierce offers his provoking outlook on a series of subjects. This collection includes, "Civilization", "Immortality", "The Death Penal...

  5. In the Midst of Life; Tales of Soldiers and Civilians

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    The stories featured in this collection detail the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. Bierce served as a union soldier during the Civil War and his expe...

  6. The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    "The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter" tells the tale of 17th century monk Ambrosius, who meets a young girl named Benedicta, a hangman’s daughter, who is shunned by her community b...

  7. Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    'Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories' features fifteen ghost and horror stories. Included in this collection are: 'The Way of Ghosts', 'Soldier Folk', 'Some Haunted Houses...

  8. A Watcher by the Dead

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    Dr. Helberson and his friends, Harper and Mancher, are enjoying a night of smoking and drinking in the good doctor’s office when a question arises. Is a fear of the dead curable?...

  9. The Affair at Coulter's Notch

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    Much of Bierce’s work revolves around the foolish idea of a glorious war, the idea that there is glory in death and violence. This theme can be seen in the title itself, it is a bl...

  10. One of the Missing

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    This gripping short, powered by stunning imagery, will have you questioning everything right up to the final brutal twist. In the midst of the Civil War, Jerome Searing is given th...

  11. A Holy Terror

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    Buried treasure. An abandoned cemetery. An inexperienced gravedigger. What could go wrong? When Jefferson Doman learns of a generous treasure left by an old friend, he locates the...

  12. The Middle Toe of the Right Foot

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    First published in 1890, ‘The Middle Toe of the Right Foot’ is a classic ghost story from famous American author Ambrose Bierce. A gruesome and horrifying murder has taken place. M...

  13. Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    In 'Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War: Bits of Autobiography,' Bierce recounts some of his experiences as a soldier. At the outset of the American Civil War, Bierce enlisted...

  14. The Parenticide Club

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    "The Parenticide Club" features four short-stories about a family murder, as seen from the eye of its most innocent member, who just might be the murderer himself. Ambrose Bierce...

  15. B. J. Harrison Reads An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Tales

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Tales" is a collection of 23 stories by the American author Ambrose Bierce. It consists of some of the author’s best known works such a...

  16. B. J. Harrison Reads The Moonlit Road

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    Joel Hetman Jr. is summoned home because his mother was found dead. The only thing his father saw was an unknown man fleeing their home. The murderer was never found and the crime...

  17. B. J. Harrison Reads The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    Monk Ambrosius arrives at a rural monastery and the last thing he expects to happen is to be drawn into sympathy with a young girl. Her name is Benedicta, the local hangman’s daugh...

  18. B. J. Harrison Reads The Middle Toe of the Right Foot

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    A man named Manton killed his wife and his two children and managed to get away with it. Ten years later he returns to the house where the crime was committed. He is recognized by...

  19. B. J. Harrison Reads The Death of Halpin Frayser

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    Halpin Frayser awakes from a dreamless sleep and the only thing in his mind was the words "Catherine Larue". Frayer feels a shiver down his spine because this was not the first str...

  20. Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War

    Bierce, Ambrose
    Saga Egmont

    In 'Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War: Bits of Autobiography,' Bierce recounts some of his experiences as a soldier. At the outset of the American Civil War, Bierce enlisted...