An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge vs The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce: 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",…
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The verdict
- Readers rate An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge highest: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 4.0 · The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce 3.8.
- An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 15 for The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce.
- 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 | The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (27796) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (66) | 3.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (282) | — |
Reception
| An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27796 | 2 |
| Editions | 74 | 18 |
| Citations | — | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 15507 | — |
| Reading it now | 369 | — |
| Written reviews | 1515 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 7921 | — |
| Pages | 28 | 810 |