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      An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

      by Ambrose Bierce
      Published
      Jan 1890
      Main Genre
      Suspense Suspense
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      96
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      First collected in Bierce's book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (1891), "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is a short story by the American writer and Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce. Famous for its skillful deployment of flashbacks, stream of consciousness narrative, and a surprise ending, the story describes the improbable escape of a man sentenced to hang for spying during the Civil War.

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      Suspense

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      Historical Horror

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      Young Adult / Teens

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