New Edition of Bierce

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

long an admirer of The Devil's Dictionary i think this is going on my Xmas list ...

[mercia]

I've got a Bloomsbury edition illustrated by Ralph Steadman.

Piano - A parlor utensil for subduing the impertinent visitor. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.

[amateur51]

An enticing review CDJ, made a bit spooky for me since I've just read Bierce's short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/375

It has inspired many adaptations, including film and a 'radio opera' by Thea Musgrave. It has been recorded on NMC by Jake Gardner (baritone) and Gayle Hunnicutt (narrator)

http://www.nmcrec.co.uk/recording/oc...l-creek-bridge

This recording can be listened to on Spotify

[Chris Newman]

AM51,
Did you ever see the Film? Brilliant. It won the Cannes Film Festival for short films. I remember seeing it as a fill-up for "The Trap" a film with Rita Tushingham and Oliver Reed, the music of which got re-used in Chariots of Fire (useless info for you!!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Occu..._Bridge_(film)

[mercia]

good heavens, thanks for the link to that film. I've just realised we were shown that as 11/12 year olds at school, I'd completely forgotten about it.

just watched it again on youtube, not quite the impact it had on first viewing

[amateur51]

AM51,
Did you ever see the Film? Brilliant. It won the Cannes Film Festival for short films. I remember seeing it as a fill-up for "The Trap" a film with Rita Tushingham and Oliver Reed, the music of which got re-used in Chariots of Fire (useless info for you!!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Occu..._Bridge_(film)

Not seen the fillum, chris but I'll check if it's on LoveFilm to which I have just started my subscription Many thanks!