First published in the San Francisco Examiner in 1889, Ambrose Bierce’s “A Horseman In the Sky”, uses suspense and dreamlike imagery to help describe an unusual wartime episode. Set during the Civil War, a lookout in the Union army sees a mounted confederate spy across the river. Realizing the spy is his own father, the soldier faces a terrible ethical dilemma.
About the author
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842 – 1914) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and Civil War veteran. A prolific and versatile writer, Bierce was regarded as one of the most influential journalists in the United States, and as a pioneering writer of realist fiction.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 8 ● ISBN 9781974928224 ● File size 0.7 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Dreamscape Media ● Published 2018 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 6512583 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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