Questing after Pancho Villas revolutionary forces, Ambrose Bierce rode into Mexico in 1913 and completely vanished from the face of the earth. Though his ultimate fate remains a mystery to this day, Bierces contribution to American letters rests firmly on the basis of his incomparable Devils Dictionary and a remarkable body of short fiction. This new collection gathers some three dozen of Bierces finest stories, including the celebrated Civil War fictions An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Chickamauga; his macabre masterpieces The Damned Thing and Moxons Master; and his hilariously horrific Oil of Dog and My Favourite Murder.