Project Gutenberg 2021-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 336 Bierce, Ambrose 1842 1913 Grile, Dod The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 10 The Opinionator $aUnited States :$bThe Neale Publishing Company,$c1911. The opinionator: The novel. On literary criticism. Stage illusion. The matter of manner. On reading new books. Alphabêtes and border ruffians. To train a writer. As to cartooning. The S. P. W.. Portraits of elderly authors. Wit and humor. Word changes and slang. The ravages of Shakspearitis. England's laureate. Hall Caine on Hall Caining. Visions of the night -- The reviewer: Edwin Markham's poems. "The Kreutzer Sonata". Emma Frances Dawson. Marie Bashkirtseff. A poet and his poem -- The controversialist: An insurrection of the peasantry. Montagues and Capulets. A dead lion. The short story. Who are great?. Poetry and verse. Thought and feeling -- The timorous reporter: The passing of satire. Some disadvantages of genius. Our sacrosanct orthography. The author as an opportunity. On posthumous renown. The crime of inattention. Fetishism. Our audible sisters. The new penology. The nature of war. How to grow great. A war in the Orient. A just decision. The lion's den -- The march hare: A flourishing industry. The rural press. To "elevate the stage". Pectolite. La boulangère. Advice to old men. A dubious vindication. The Jamaican mongoose. Emmanuel Ackerman, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 10" by Ambrose Bierce is a compilation of essays and critiques written in the early 20th century. This volume, titled "Tangential Views," encompasses Bierce's thoughts on literature, criticism, and various aspects of the arts, showcasing his acerbic wit and sharp insight into the literary scene of his time. The work combines literary commentary with Bierce's distinct perspective, making it an intriguing read for those interested in literary history and critique. The opening of this volume introduces Bierce's critique of novel writing, arguing against the merits of the novel form itself. He suggests that novels lack the permanence and cohesion found in greater literary works, hinting at a cultural decline in the quality of literature produced. He elaborates on his views that a novelist is often chained by the constraints of probability, leading to diluted storytelling. Through his pointed commentary, Bierce sets the stage for a series of reflections on literature and its practitioners, indicating his belief in the superiority of other forms of literary expression, such as romance and essay writing, which uphold enduring artistic values. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/collectedworksof09bierrich 20201214205516bierce 1911 US Reading ease score: 55.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en American literature American essays PS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 501213 2025-07-26T09:49:41.531979 text/html 486015 2024-10-18T16:47:20 text/html 729889 2025-07-26T09:49:50.190908 application/epub+zip 727123 2025-07-26T09:49:43.053943 application/epub+zip 382663 2025-07-26T09:49:42.261948 application/epub+zip 835075 2025-07-26T09:49:55.354916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 774824 2025-07-26T09:49:49.244928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433597 2022-09-29T21:58:59.670938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432958 2025-07-26T09:49:40.916992 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 412878 2024-10-18T16:47:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18297 2025-07-26T09:49:55.517882 application/rdf+xml 27355 2025-07-26T09:49:42.429938 image/jpeg 3113 2025-07-26T09:49:42.343953 image/jpeg 759209 2025-07-26T09:49:41.586960 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