Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce:
(June 24, 1842 – c. 1914).
American short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War veteran. His book The Devil’s Dictionary was named one of “The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature” by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. His story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” has been described as “one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature”, and his book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (also published as In the Midst of Life) was named by the Grolier Club one of the 100 most influential American books printed before 1900.
November is the eleventh twelfth of a weariness.
April fool: The March fool with another month added to his folly.
Clarinet. An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears. There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.
