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A Son of the Gods and a Horseman in the Sky

By Bierce, Ambrose

Excerpt
Introduction: Brilliant and magnetic as are these two studies by Ambrose Bierce, and especially significant as coming from one who was a boy soldier in the Civil War, they merely reflect one side of his original and many?faceted genius. Poet, critic, satirist, fun?maker, incomparable writer of fables and masterly prose sketches, a seer of startling insight, a reasoner mercilessly logical, with the delicate wit and keenness of an Irving or an Addison, the dramatic quality of a Hugo, all of these, and still in the prime of his powers; yet so restricted has been his output and so little exploited that only the judicious few have been impressed. Although an American, he formed his bent years ago in London, where he was associated with the younger Hood on Fun. There he laid the foundation for that reputation which he today enjoys: the distinction of being the last of the scholarly satirists. With that training he came to San Francisco, where, in an environment equally as genial, his talent grew and mellowed through the years. Then he was summoned to New York to assist a newspaper fight against a great railroad, since the conclusion of which brilliant campaign eastern journalism and magazine work have claimed his attention.

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Table of Contents: A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky, 1 -- Ambrose Bierce, 1 -- The Introduction, 1 -- A Son of the Gods, 2 -- A Horseman in the Sky, 5

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A Son of the Gods and a Horseman in the Sky

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