The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays - 1909

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays, by Ambrose Bierce This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 Author: Ambrose Bierce Editor: S.O. Howes Release Date: May 2, 2008 [EBook #25304] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SHADOW ON THE DIAL *** Produced by David Widger THE SHADOW ON THE DIAL AND OTHER ESSAYS By Ambrose Bierce Edited by S. O. HOWES Copyright 1909 Contents A NOTE BY THE AUTHOR PREFACE PREFACE THE SHADOW ON THE DIAL I. II. III. IV. V. CIVILIZATION I. II. THE GAME OF POLITICS I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX SOME FEATURES OF THE LAW I. II. III. IV. V. ARBITRATION INDUSTRIAL DISCONTENT I. II. III. CRIME AND ITS CORRECTIVES I. II. III. THE DEATH PENALTY I. II. III. RELIGION I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII.