An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Description

"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (1890) is a short story by the American writer and Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce. Described as "one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature", it was originally published by The San Francisco Examiner on July 13, 1890, and was first collected in Bierce's book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (1891). The story, which is set during the American Civil War, is known for its irregular time sequence and twist ending. Bierce's abandonment of strict linear narration in favor of the internal mind of the protagonist is an early example of the stream of consciousness narrative mode.

Excerpt

A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below.

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Other Editions

• An Occurrence at Owl Creek BridgepaperbackCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform2013-07-05
• An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (Creative Classic Series)Library BindingCreative Education1981-09-01
• Ambrose Bierce's "An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"Locust Hill Press2003-01-01
• An Occurrence at Owl Creek BridgepaperbackCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform2011-08-03
• An Occurrence at Owl Creek BridgeeBookAmazon Digital Services2012-01-01
• Occurrence at Owl Creek BridgeIndependently Published2017-01-01