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Ambrose Bierce’s 1890 short story, first published in the San Francisco Examiner and later collected in *Tales of Soldiers and Civilians*, dramatizes the attempted execution of a Confederate ranger across Owl Creek Bridge. The narrative uses a non‑linear, subjective perspective, charting the soldier’s mind as it rushes toward escape and back toward reality. Its unusual structure and startling conclusion have made it a staple of American literary anthology collections, reflecting Bierce’s own Civil War experience.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Ambrose Bierce
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