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“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it,” said C.S. Lewis, one of the greatest English writers of the medieval period. This book is a part of a set of ten books of the Greatest Classic Series containing captivating, amazing and mysterious stories, full of horror and hair-raising suspense -- all written by world famous authors, like Ambrose Bierce, H.P Lovecraft, Louisa Annie Murray, Vincent O'' Sullivan, Mary Wilkins, Edgar Allen Poe, H.G Wells and many more.

Actually, the entire classic series has been aimed to enrich the young minds with the wonderful assets of English language and literature and to develop their interest in understanding the language, inculcating in them the reading habits, particularly among the school- going children in the age group of 12 to 18 years studying in higher classes from standard seven to twelve.

This book contains an introductory page exclusively about the author, his brief life sketch, notable works and achievements along with word meanings of difficult words on each page marked and highlighted in the text for the students'' convenience and easy understanding of the story. There is also an Exercise part after each story titled as ''An Understanding'' containing four or five Questions which the reader/student has to answer making the book all the more interesting and reader-friendly.

Therefore, these books are a must read for all the students, irrespective of their age, education and social background. Even the teachers may find it interesting and can recommend the books for the senior classes as supplementary reading.

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Publié par	V & S Publishers
Date de parution	01 septembre 2015
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9789352151929
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Publisher’s Note

It has been our constant endeavour at the V&S Publishers to publish all kinds of books ranging from Fiction, Non-fiction, Storybooks, Children Encyclopaedias, to Self-Help, Science Books, Dictionaries, Grammar Books, Self-Development, Management Books, etc.
However, this is for the first time that we are venturing into the vast, rich and fathomless ocean of English Literature and have come up with a set of ten storybooks called the Greatest Classic Series authored by some of the greatest and eminent writers of the world. There is a lot to learn from their writing style, selection of plot, development and building of theme and suspense of the story, emphasis and presentation of characters, dialogues, working towards the climax of the story, presenting the climax, and then finally concluding the story.
Each these books are of about 200 pages containing around ten popular stories or more of renowned authors like Oscar Wilde, Ernest William Hornung, Guy de Maupassant, O. Henry, Saki, Washington Irving, Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, Jules Verne, Jack London, Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, H.G.Wells, Ambrose Bierce, Amelia Edwards, Edith Wharton, Wilkie Collins and many more. The series is called The Greatest Classic Series as all the names of the books begin with the word, `Greatest’ like the Greatest Adventurous Stories, Greatest Detective Stories, Greatest Love Stories, Greatest Ghost Stories, and so on. Besides this, three of the ten books are exclusively on the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, one of the best detectives the world has ever known written by none other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Besides the above mentioned characteristics, the books contain an introductory page before each story introducing the author, his brief life history, notable works and literary achievements. Each story has a set of word meanings on each page followed by an exercise meant exclusively aiming the school students to help them grasp the essence of the story easily and quickly.
These books are not only a boon for the school-going students, particularly studying in senior classes from the seventh standard till the twelfth, but are also a treasure trove for all those young and aspiring writers, voracious readers and lovers of English language and literature.
Each of these ten books focus on a theme, such as adventure, love, terror, humour, or supernatural happenings, and are so captivating and real to life that readers may find it difficult to choose from them and so it’s better to pick the entire series.
Wishing you all a happy and enjoyable reading…
Contents
Publisher’s Note The Baby Tramp The White Ship Mr. Gray’s Strange Story When I was Dead Beyond the Wall of Sleep Lost Hearts The Nameless City The Vacant Lot The Tomb Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook The Black Cat A Ghost Story The Tell-Tale Heart The Premature Burial The Door in the Wall
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce

Born on June 24, 1842
Died on sometime after December 26, 1913
Notable Works: The Fiend’s Delight, The Devil’s Dictionary, The Cynic’s Word Book, Collected Works and a number of ghost stories and realistic and short war stories, such as: ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’, ‘The Boarded Window’, ‘Killed at Resaca’, and ‘Chickamauga’. He also published several volumes of poetry like the Fantastic Fables. He published a column called ‘Prattle’ and became one of the first regular columnists and editorialists to be employed on William Randolph Hearst’s newspaper, the San Francisco Examiner,
Honours: At least three films have been made of Bierce’s story, ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’. A silent film version, The Bridge, was made in 1929. A French version called La Rivière du Hibou, directed by Robert Enrico, was released in 1962 and another version, directed by Brian James Egen, was released in 2005.
Early life
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist and satirist was born on June 24, 1842. Bierce was born at Horse Cave Creek in Meigs County, Ohio to Marcus Aurelius Bierce and Laura Sherwood Bierce. His parents were a poor, but literary couple who instilled in him a deep love for books and writing. The boy grew up in Kosciusko County, Indiana, attending high school at the county seat, Warsaw.
Military Career
At the outset of the American Civil War, Bierce enlisted in the Union Army’s 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment. He participated in the Operations in Western Virginia campaign (1861), and was present at the “first battle” at Philippi. He received newspaper attention for his daring rescue, under fire, of a gravely wounded comrade at the Battle of Rich Mountain. In February 1862, he was commissioned First Lieutenant, and served on the staff of General William Babcock Hazen as a topographical engineer, making maps of likely battlefields.
Bierce fought at the Battle of Shiloh (April 1862), a terrifying experience that became a source for several later short stories and the memoir, ‘What I Saw of Shiloh’. Bierce received the rank of brevet major before resigning from the Army.
Journalistic Career
Bierce remained in San Francisco for many years, eventually becoming famous as a contributor and/or editor for a number of local newspapers and periodicals, including
The San Francisco News Letter, The Argonaut, the Overland Monthly, The Californian and The Wasp. A selection of his crime reporting from The San Francisco News Letter was included in The Library of America anthology True Crime.
Literary Works and Achievements
Bierce was considered a master of pure English by his contemporaries, and virtually everything that came from his pen was notable for its judicious wording and economy of style. He wrote in a variety of literary genres.
Bierce lived and wrote in England from 1872 to 1875, contributing to Fun magazine. His first book, The Fiend’s Delight, a compilation of his articles, was published in London in 1873 by John Camden Hotten under the pseudonym, “Dod Grile. Returning to the United States, he again took up residence in San Francisco. From 1879 to 1880, he travelled to Rockerville and Deadwood in the Dakota Territory, to try his hand as local manager for a New York mining company, but when the company failed he, returned to San Francisco and resumed his career in journalism.
In 1887, he published a column called ‘Prattle’ and became one of the first regular columnists and editorialists to be employed on William Randolph Hearst’s newspaper, the San Francisco Examiner, eventually becoming one of the most prominent and influential among the writers and journalists of the West Coast. He remained associated with Hearst Newspapers until 1906.
His short stories are held among the best of the 19th century, providing a popular following based on his roots. He wrote realistically of the terrible things he had seen in the war in such stories as “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, “The Boarded Window”, “Killed at Resaca”, and “Chickamauga”. In addition to his ghost and war stories, he also published several volumes of poetry. His Fantastic Fables anticipated the ironic style of grotesquerie that became a more common genre in the 20th century.
One of Bierce’s most famous works is his much-quoted book, The Devil’s Dictionary, originally an occasional newspaper item which was first published in book form in 1906 as The Cynic’s Word Book. It consists of satirical definitions of English words and political double-talk.Bierce’s twelve-volume, Collected Works were published in 1909, the seventh volume of which consists sol