Project Gutenberg 1995-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 335 Bierce, Ambrose 1842 1913 Grile, Dod Fantastic Fables Transcribed from the 1899 G. P. Putnam's Sons edition by David Price "Fantastic Fables" by Ambrose Bierce is a collection of satirical fables written during the late 19th century. The book presents a series of whimsical stories that creatively critique various aspects of society, including politics, morality, and human behavior. Each fable incorporates elements of humor and irony, featuring characters and scenarios that reflect Bierce's sharp wit and cynicism. At the start of the collection, the opening fables introduce readers to a range of characters, including Moral Principle and Material Interest, who face off in amusing and philosophic exchanges. Bierce deftly establishes a tone of clever absurdity, illustrating the struggle between ideals and practicality through dialogues that reveal the hypocrisy and ineptitude of societal constructs. The fables proceed to weave together elements of human folly, highlighting the ludicrousness of certain situations, such as a dying man asking for a promise regarding a mystical crimson candle and various politicians and common citizens caught in ridiculous predicaments. Each story serves not just as entertainment, but as a reflective commentary on the complexities and absurdities of life in Bierce's time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Wit and humor Fables, American PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: American Literature 208346 2025-08-01T05:13:47.798335 text/html 211226 2007-01-17T18:56:10 text/html 76273 2007-01-17T18:57:16 text/html application/zip 157604 2025-08-01T05:13:53.627285 application/epub+zip 155729 2025-08-01T05:13:49.563339 application/epub+zip 155729 2025-08-01T05:13:48.440331 application/epub+zip 367143 2025-08-01T05:13:57.663297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299453 2025-08-01T05:13:52.917314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272147 2022-09-01T05:35:09.847911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189176 2025-08-01T05:13:47.127342 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188939 2007-01-17T18:57:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73384 2007-01-17T18:57:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18900 2025-08-01T05:13:57.804277 application/rdf+xml 14466 2025-08-01T05:13:48.954294 image/jpeg 3845 2025-08-01T05:13:48.703300 image/jpeg 145481 2025-08-01T05:13:47.816302 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Herman, William (Author of The dance of death) en.wikipedia