Project Gutenberg 1995-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 113 Bierce, Ambrose 1842 1913 Grile, Dod Fantastic Fables Transcribed from the 1899 G. P. Putnam's Sons edition by David Price "Fantastic Fables" by Ambrose Bierce is a collection of satirical fables written during the late 19th century. The book presents a series of whimsical stories that creatively critique various aspects of society, including politics, morality, and human behavior. Each fable incorporates elements of humor and irony, featuring characters and scenarios that reflect Bierce's sharp wit and cynicism. At the start of the collection, the opening fables introduce readers to a range of characters, including Moral Principle and Material Interest, who face off in amusing and philosophic exchanges. Bierce deftly establishes a tone of clever absurdity, illustrating the struggle between ideals and practicality through dialogues that reveal the hypocrisy and ineptitude of societal constructs. The fables proceed to weave together elements of human folly, highlighting the ludicrousness of certain situations, such as a dying man asking for a promise regarding a mystical crimson candle and various politicians and common citizens caught in ridiculous predicaments. Each story serves not just as entertainment, but as a reflective commentary on the complexities and absurdities of life in Bierce's time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wit and humor Fables, American PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 208215 208121 2024-09-01T05:17:08.496127 2023-10-01T05:04:14.937679 text/html text/html 211226 2007-01-17T18:56:10 text/html 76273 2007-01-17T18:57:16 text/html application/zip 136362 2024-09-01T05:17:14.260121 application/epub+zip 134725 2024-09-01T05:17:10.063132 application/epub+zip 134725 2024-09-01T05:17:09.043146 application/epub+zip 340054 2024-09-01T05:17:18.614102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272039 2024-09-01T05:17:13.601127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272147 2022-09-01T05:35:09.847911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189176 189125 2024-09-01T05:17:07.800151 2023-10-01T05:04:14.314669 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 188939 2007-01-17T18:57:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73384 2007-01-17T18:57:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18581 2024-09-01T05:17:18.750081 application/rdf+xml 14470 2024-09-01T05:17:09.398161 image/jpeg 3840 2024-09-01T05:17:09.217161 image/jpeg 125662 2024-09-01T05:17:08.515132 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Herman, William (Author of The dance of death)