An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge vs In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians: Which Should You Read?
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
“A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below.”
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (1890) is a short story by the American writer and Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce. Described as "one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature",…
1 film adaptation
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In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians
A collection of 26 stories: Soldiers (15 stories) "A Horseman in the Sky" An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge "Chickamauga" "A Son of the Gods" "One of the Missing" "Killed at Resaca" "The Affair at Coulter's Notch" "The…
The verdict
- Readers rate An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge highest: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 4.0 · In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians 3.8.
- An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians.
- An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge has the widest readership — 27796 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (27796) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (66) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (282) | — |
Reception
| An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27796 | 1 |
| Editions | 74 | 86 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 15507 | — |
| Reading it now | 369 | — |
| Written reviews | 1515 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 7921 | — |
| Pages | 28 | 252 |