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Violence
Some
Moderate; Civil War violence depicted with Bierce's unflinching clarity
Language
None
No strong language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild; the psychological aftermath of war and the horror stories embedded in the military tales
What this book is about
Ambrose Bierce's 1891 collection — which includes 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' and 'Chickamauga' — brings his bitter wit and precise cruelty to the American Civil War and its supernatural aftermath. Bierce writes war without romance and horror without reassurance; his stories remain among the sharpest works in American fiction.
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