"Good stranger," I continued, "I am ill and lost. Direct me, I beseech you, to Carcosa" - Ambrose Bierce

"Good stranger," I continued, "I am ill and lost. Direct me, I beseech you, to Carcosa"

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About Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – date of death uncertain; probably late 1912 or early 1914) was an American satirist, critic, short story writer, editor and journalist. He is perhaps most famous for his serialized mock lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary, in which, over the years, he scathed American culture and accepted wisdom by pointing out alternate, more practical definitions for common words.

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Pen Names: Dod Grile William Herman
Birth Name: Ambrose Gwinnetter Bierice
Alternative Names: Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce

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Some of the jurors laughed.

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