The Devil's Dictionary

The Devil's DictionaryAuthor: Ambrose Bierce ISBN: 9781851245079 Publisher: Bodleian Library Publishing Year first published: 16 Nov 2018 Pages: 256 Format: Hardback Bierce's dictionary, first published in 1906 as The Cynic's Word Book, brought his biting black humour to bear on spoof definitions of everyday words. Over 100 years later, Bierce's redefinitions still give us pause for thought making for a timely new edition of this irreverent and provocative satire.

It's a story her father used to tell her

it was a scenario I'd experienced many times as I'd approached a stranger's front door

Life is full-contact

Now it will take the magic of the season to bring these two hearts together

from Britain to Bahrain

Giving future generations a clear pathway to inner peace and purpose also makes it easier to live the life envisioned for them

and a deep connection to their home - before Israel's establishment in 1948

shortly after the outbreak of World War II

When the verdict is destruction

and how it was fulfilled by Christ's Incarnation and the spread of his Church through his apostles

An account of fraught and complex cross-cultural literary exchange between two highly distinct - even uniquely opposed - reading contexts

Worst of all