Other Dictionaries in The Style of Bierce
Since Bierce's publication of the Devil's Dictionary, it has created a legacy in that a number of modernized variants have appeared. Inspired by Bierce, they both update and extend the collection of satirical definitions. In chronological order, these include:
- Evan Esar, Esar's Comic Dictionary, Harvest House, 1943.
- Leonard Rossiter, Devil's Bediside Book, Hamlyn, 1980, ISBN 0-600-20105-8.
- Stan Kelly-Bootle, The Computer Contradictionary, McGraw-Hill, 1981. ISBN 0-07-034022-6.
- Rick Bayan, The Cynic's Dictionary, Hearst Books, 1994, ISBN 0-7858-1713-1.
- Chamber's Gigglossary, Chambers, 2008, ISBN 0-550-10414-3.
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“We never say so much as when we do not quite know what we want to say. We need few words when we have something to say, but all the words in all the dictionaries will not suffice when we have nothing to say and want desperately to say it.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)
“As the style of Faulkner grew out of his rage—out of the impotence of his rage—the style of Hemingway grew out of the depth and nuance of his disenchantment.”
—Wright Morris (b. 1910)
“Accuse. To affirm another’s guilt or unworth; most commonly as a justification of ourselves for having wronged him.”
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)