Letters to Harriet Hershberg [manuscript], 1896-1903.

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Letters to Harriet Hershberg [manuscript], 1896-1903.

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Bierce's letters to Hershberg are mostly expressions of love and devotion. He frequently discusses plans to visit, her family, her travels, and his health. Of interest is a letter answering her questions about the "Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám." In another he comments unfavorably on the city of Pittsburgh.

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FitzGerald, Edward, 1809-1899.

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Hershberg, Harriet.

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Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?

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Ambrose Bierce was born in Horse Cave Creek, Ohio, on June 24, 1842. After military service in the Civil War, he settled in San Francisco, where he met Mark Twain and became a columnist and writer. Bierce became known for his sharp, sarcastic wit while writing for the "Argonaut," the "Wasp," and the "San Francisco Examiner." A member of the Bohemian Club, he became acquainted with many of the prominent San Francisco authors. After his retirement Bierce traveled into Texas and toward Mexico, at a...