An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce is a short story published in 1890. It follows Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathizer, as he faces execution by hanging from a railroad bridge during the American Civil War. When the rope breaks and he plunges into the creek below, Farquhar begins a desperate escape toward home. The story abandons linear narration to explore the protagonist's mind, creating an early example of stream-of-consciousness
technique that leads to a shocking revelation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914? |
|---|---|
| Title | An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Occurrence_at_Owl_Creek_Bridge |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Prisoners -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 375 |
| Release Date | Dec 1, 1995 |
| Most Recently Updated | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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