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TheDevilsDictionary
The Devil’s Dictionary provides online access to Ambrose Bierce’s published entries.
About TheDevilsDictionary
The site provides online access to Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary, described as online and unabridged. Readers can browse entries through an A-Z menu and read a preface covering the work's publication history. A note on the page states that the content is often not safe for work.
Key features
- Browse entries through an A-Z letter menu.
- Read the work as described online and unabridged.
- Includes a preface covering the dictionary's publication history.
- Provides email and Twitter/Facebook sharing options.
- Links to other works by Mike Leung for screen and tablet.
Best for: Readers and researchers seeking online access to Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary.
Good for
- Provides online access to the text.
- Supports alphabetical browsing by letter.
- Includes a preface with publication history.
Watch out for
- The page states the content is often not safe for work.
- Available only in English.
TheDevilsDictionary at a glance
- Website
- thedevilsdictionary.com
- Category
- Research & Data › Research & Study Tools
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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TheDevilsDictionary FAQ
What is The Devil's Dictionary?
It is Ambrose Bierce's work, begun in a weekly paper in 1881 and continued at intervals until 1906; part was published as The Cynic's Word Book.
Is the text unabridged?
The site describes it as online and unabridged.
What related works are linked?
The page links to screen/tablet versions of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and Dante's Inferno, plus a bingo numbers tool.
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