{"product_id":"the-devils-dictionary-paperback-1","title":"The Devil's Dictionary: A Satirical Lexicon of Wit and Irony - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmbrose Bierce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA satirical lexicon offering incisive and often caustic redefinitions of common words, reflecting the wit and scepticism of late nineteenth-century American letters.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Devil's Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e presents a series of alphabetical entries in which Ambrose Bierce subverts conventional definitions, exposing the ambiguities, hypocrisies, and contradictions embedded in language and social custom. Each entry combines brevity with precision, distilling complex observations into sharply phrased statements that challenge accepted meanings and assumptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in instalments before being collected in book form in 1906, the work reflects Bierce's broader engagement with journalism, criticism, and literary satire. His definitions frequently address themes such as politics, religion, human behaviour, and professional life, employing irony and inversion as principal devices. The cumulative effect is both humorous and unsettling, inviting the reader to reconsider the relationship between language and reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work has maintained a continuous readership, valued for its stylistic economy and its capacity to capture enduring aspects of human conduct. It occupies a distinctive place within American literary history as a sustained exercise in satirical form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44672173539411,"sku":"9781617205910","price":32.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/9731\/2595\/files\/VX1lQqQwYU9781617205910.webp?v=1783938925","url":"https:\/\/the-stone-owl-bookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/the-devils-dictionary-paperback-1","provider":"The Stone Owl Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}