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1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

AN ADVENTURE AT BROWNVILLE by AMBROSE BIERCE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Jon Hagadorn

Fiction, Arts

4.21.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2017

⏱️ 28 minutes

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"An Adventure At Brownville" by Ambrose Bierce: A psychological thriller from Amrose Bierce that places a young woman under the hypnotic spell of a mysterious killer. Enjoy all our shows at www.1001storiespodcast.com #AmbroseBierce Check out our new May 2018 E Book Collection at Amazon and leave us a review Thanks https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Short-Stories-Fireside-Collection-ebook/dp/B07CRW2RZ9/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1525854517&sr=8-4&keywords=kindle+books+1001+classic+short+stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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So you can stay one step ahead.

0:18.0

Soon it'll feel more like free-wheeling downhill.

0:20.0

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On a tandem!

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Alright, mate! With a mass sir on the back.

0:25.0

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0:26.0

Search zero with an ex because healthy business is beautiful business. The The Welcome to 1001 Classic Short stories and tales.

1:03.0

Today's story is from one of my favorite classic authors, Ambrose Bierce.

1:07.4

Bierce was an American Civil War soldier, wit, and writer.

1:11.8

In Bierce's lifetime lifetime eminent critic William Dean Howell said,

1:15.8

Mr Beres is among our three greatest writers. When told this, Beres'

1:20.9

responded, I am sure Mr. Howells is the other two. Today Beres is best known for his howlingly funny book,

1:28.7

The Devil's Dictionary, which was named as one of the hundred greatest masterpieces of American literature

1:34.6

by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration

1:37.8

for his story

1:38.8

an occurrence at Al Creek Bridge

1:41.0

one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature,

1:45.9

and for his book, Tales of Soldiers and Civilians, which was named by the Grolier Club

1:50.7

as one of the hundred most influential American books printed before 1900.

1:55.0

In addition, Biers has been called the one genuine wit that these states have ever seen

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