An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge

Written by Ambrose Bierce

Narrated by Timothy Patrick Miller

The most famous Civil War story of them all. Bierce reveals the power of the human mind to create its’ own reality until... Listen carefully to this one. It may expand your sense of what Is possible.

• Language: English
• Publisher: American Listeners Theatre
• Release date: Jan 1, 1980
• ISBN: 9781509473618

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) was an American novelist and short story writer. Born in Meigs County, Ohio, Bierce was raised Indiana in a poor family who treasured literature and extolled the value of education. Despite this, he left school at 15 to work as a printer’s apprentice, otherwise known as a “devil”, for the Northern Indianan, an abolitionist newspaper. At the outbreak of the American Civil War, he enlisted in the Union infantry and was present at some of the conflict’s most harrowing events, including the Battle of Shiloh in 1862. During the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in 1864, Bierce—by then a lieutenant—suffered a serious brain injury and was discharged the following year. After a brief re-enlistment, he resigned from the Army and settled in San Francisco, where he worked for years as a newspaper editor and crime reporter. In addition to his career in journalism, Bierce wrote a series of realist stories including “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” and “Chickamauga,” which depict the brutalities of warfare while emphasizing the psychological implications of violence. In 1906, he published The Devil’s Dictionary, a satirical dictionary compiled from numerous installments written over several decades for newspapers and magazines. In 1913, he accompanied Pancho Villa’s army as an observer of the Mexican Revolution and disappeared without a trace at the age of 71.

Reviews for An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge

[Wilma Branstetter · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Thank you for making this short story available. The story was mentioned in a comment on a video I had watched and I had to look if it was a book that might be available. I had not heard of this author before but will check out other short stories by Ambrose Bierce.