An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
A complete short story by Ambrose Bierce
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- Original writer
- Ambrose Bierce
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- BoingyBooks Classics
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- Project Gutenberg
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- John Shoufler / BoingyBooks Classics — digital edition
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- An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
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- Public Domain
- Rights and adaptation notice
- This work is in the public domain. John Shoufler published this digital edition through BoingyBooks Classics. The original work remains public domain and may be copied, adapted, and shared.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
A man awaits execution on a bridge during the American Civil War. The story follows his perceptions as the moment approaches.
This edition contains the complete single short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. It is not a collection of Bierce's stories and does not include Chickamauga or The Eyes of the Panther.
Retained text source: Project Gutenberg ebook 375.
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