1979 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians

Description

Illustrated, Leather Binding, Limited Edition, Publishers' Original Binding

Limited Edition.

Published by The Franklin Library exclusively for subscribers to 'The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers'.

In a full-morocco binding, with silk moire endpapers and a sewn-in ribbon bookmark. 

Illustrations include a painting of the author by Herbert Tauss to the beginning of text, as well as numerous illustrations throughout the text by Dennis Lyall. 

This is a wonderful collection of short stories by Ambrose Bierce, published under the title 'Tales of Soldiers and Civilians' as well as 'In the Midst of Life'. Initially published in early 1892, these stories describe incidents in the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. This work was one of the most influential American books which was written before 1900. 

This work is divided into two sections, those being 'Soldiers' and 'Civilians', with stories such as 'A Horseman in the Sky', 'A Son of the Gods', 'The Story of a Conscience', and 'The Eyes of the Panther'. 

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842-1914) was an American short story writer, journalist, and Civil War veteran. One of his books, 'The Devil's Dictionary' is well-regarded, leading Bierce to be regarded as a pioneering writer of realist and horror fiction.

Collated, complete.