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First collected in Bierce's book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (1891), An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is a short story by the American writer and Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce. Famous for its skillful deployment of flashbacks, stream of consciousness narrative, and a surprise ending, the story describes the improbable escape of a man sentenced to hang for spying during the Civil War.
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In Tales of Soldiers and Civilians' (1892) American journalist and short story writer Ambrose Bierce describes unusual incidents and scenes in the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. Employing a mastery of the English language that is both economical and florid, the stories in this collection, including "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", Chickamauga‚ and One of the Missing‚ constitute one of the most powerful antiwar...