<b>Questing after Pancho Villa's revolutionary forces, Ambrose Bierce rode into Mexico in 1913 and was never seen again. He left behind him the<i>Devil's Dictionary</i> and a remarkable body of short fiction.</b><p>This new collection gathers some of Bierce's finest stories, including the celebrated Civil War fictions '<i>An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge</i>' and '<i>Chickamauga</i>', his macabre masterpieces, and his tales of supernatural horror.</p><p>Reminiscent of Poe, these stories are marked by a sardonic humour and a realistic study of tense emotional states.</p>