A Horseman In The Sky
A Horseman In The Sky

Author: Ambrose Bierce

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2014-07-08

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13: 1443438375

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On a warm afternoon in the fall of 1861 Carter Druse is on picket duty on top of a cliff overlooking a valley where five regiments of the Union army are resting. The enemy is near, and the Union force means to surprise them in the night unless “accident or vigilance” forewarns them. Druse had been sleeping but wakes to see a man on a horse surveying the activity in the valley below. He sights his rifle, but hesitates when the rider turns and seems to look straight at him. In a crisis of conscience, Druse questions where his duty lies. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

A Horseman in the Sky
A Horseman in the Sky

Author: Ambrose Bierce

Publisher: Modernista

Published: 2024-06-13

Total Pages: 11

ISBN-13: 9181080093

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»A Horseman in the Sky« is a short story by Ambrose Bierce, originally published in 1889. AMBROSE BIERCE [1842-1914] was an American author, journalist, and war veteran. He was one of the most influential journalists in the United States in the late 19th century and alongside his success as a horror writer he was hailed as a pioneer of realism. Among his most famous works are The Devil's Dictionary and the short story »An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.«

A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky
A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky

Author: Ambrose Bierce

Publisher: Sheba Blake Publishing Corporation

Published: 2022-02-21

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 3985101337

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Today, Ambrose Bierce is best remembered for his blazingly satirical take on politics and society in general, which was probably best encapsulated in The Devil's Dictionary. However, Bierce paid his literary dues as a war reporter, and battlefield conflicts were a frequent topic of his fiction. A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky brings together a pair of exquisitely observed short tales of the American Civil War.

A Study Guide for Ambrose Bierce's A Horseman in the Sky
A Study Guide for Ambrose Bierce's A Horseman in the Sky

Author: Gale, Cengage Learning

Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning

Published: 2015-09-15

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13: 1410337154

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A Study Guide for Ambrose Bierce's "A Horseman in the Sky," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.

Horseman
Horseman

Author: Christina Henry

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-09-28

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0593199790

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In this atmospheric, terrifying novel that draws strongly from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," the author of Alice and The Girl in Red works her trademark magic, spinning an engaging and frightening new story from a classic tale. Everyone in Sleepy Hollow knows about the Horseman, but no one really believes in him. Not even Ben Van Brunt's grandfather, Brom Bones, who was there when it was said the Horseman chased the upstart Crane out of town. Brom says that's just legend, the village gossips talking. More than thirty years after those storied events, the village is a quiet place. Fourteen-year-old Ben loves to play "Sleepy Hollow boys," reenacting the events Brom once lived through. But then Ben and a friend stumble across the headless body of a child in the woods near the village, and the discovery makes Ben question everything the adults in Sleepy Hollow have ever said. Could the Horseman be real after all? Or does something even more sinister stalk the woods?

Civil War Stories
Civil War Stories

Author: Ambrose Bierce

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-03-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 0486111563

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Sixteen dark and vivid tales by great satirist: "A Horseman in the Sky," "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," "Chicakamauga," "A Son of the Gods," "What I Saw of Shiloh," more. Note.

A Son of the Gods; And, A Horseman in the Sky
A Son of the Gods; And, A Horseman in the Sky

Author: Ambrose Bierce

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-09-16

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 3387051905

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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Horseman, Pass By
Horseman, Pass By

Author: Larry McMurtry

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-06-01

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1451606575

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From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lonesome Dove comes the novel that became the basis for the film Hud, starring Paul Newman. In classic Western style Larry McMurtry illustrates the timeless conflict between the modernity and the Old West through the eyes of Texas cattlemen. Horseman, Pass By tells the story of Homer Bannon, an old-time cattleman who epitomizes the frontier values of honesty and decency, and Hud, his unscrupulous stepson. Caught in the middle is the narrator, Homer's young grandson Lonnie, who is as much drawn to his grandfather’s strength of character as he is to Hud's hedonism and materialism. When first published in 1961, Horseman, Pass By caused a sensation in Texas literary circles for its stark, realistic portrayal of the struggles of a changing West in the years following World War II. Never before had a writer managed to encapsulate its environment with such unsentimental realism. Today, memorable characters, powerful themes, and illuminating detail make Horseman, Pass By vintage McMurtry.