This book contains a memoir and numerous letters written by the American
writer, Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce. This volume offers the reader a unique
insight into the life and mind of Bierce, and is highly recommended for
those with an interest in this seminal man of letters. Ambrose Gwinnett
Bierce (1842 - 1914) was an editor, journalist, and writer of short
stories, as well as a keen satirist. His personal mantra "Nothing
matters" and his cynical view of human nature earned him the moniker
"Bitter Bierce". Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce
and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this
book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes
complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.