Excerpt from The Letters of Ambrose Bierce W ere Ambrose Bierce as well known as be deserves to be, tbe introduction to tbese letters could be sligbt; we sbould not bave to stop to inquire wbo be was and wbat be did. As it is, we must. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.