The Parenticide Club by Bierce, Ambrose, - - 2019

MP3 Audio CD. 14.99 by Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?

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Dodo Press, 2008-02-29. Paperback. Used:Good.

IDB Productions, 2016-01-01. MP3 CD. New. This item is a brand new factory sealed MP3 disc supplied in a DVD case

MP3 Audio CD. The Parenticide Club MY FAVORITE MURDER Having murdered my mother under circumstances of singular atrocity, I was arrested and put upon my trial, which lasted seven years. In charging the jury, the judge of the Court of Acquittal remarked that it was one of the most ghastly crimes that he had ever been called upon to explain away. At this, my attorney rose and said: "May it please your Honor, crimes are ghastly or agreeable only by comparison. If you were familiar with the details of my client's previous murder of his uncle you would discern in his later offense (if offense it may be called) something in the nature of tender forbearance and filial consideration for the feelings of the victim. The appalling ferocity of the former assassination was indeed inconsistent with any hypothesis but that of guilt; and had it not been for the fact that the honorable judge before whom he was tried was the president of a life insurance company that took risks on hanging, and in which my… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. Known as an American journalist, satirist and short story writer, Ambrose Bierce included four of his most grotesque stories into this collection ? four very short stories, each of which feature murders viewed through the eyes of the victim?s members, including the murderer as well.The first story in the collection is entitled My Favorite Murder and it features a man arrested for the murder of his mother and telling about another murder, one that he liked best, of his uncle. The second one bearing the strange title Oil of Dog is even more unusual and grotesque, while the third story with the title An Imperfect Conflagration centers on a fire that is not sufficiently well-directed to bring about the desired outcome. The last of the four stories is entitled The Hypnotist and it describes the experiments carried out by a man who discovers supernatural powers in himself.All four stories feature protagonists who have murdered at least one of their family members and they live without being in… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. The Parenticide Club MY FAVORITE MURDER Having murdered my mother under circumstances of singular atrocity, I was arrested and put upon my trial, which lasted seven years. In charging the jury, the judge of the Court of Acquittal remarked that it was one of the most ghastly crimes that he had ever been called upon to explain away. At this, my attorney rose and said: "May it please your Honor, crimes are ghastly or agreeable only by comparison. If you were familiar with the details of my client's previous murder of his uncle you would discern in his later offense (if offense it may be called) something in the nature of tender forbearance and filial consideration for the feelings of the victim. The appalling ferocity of the former assassination was indeed inconsistent with any hypothesis but that of guilt; and had it not been for the fact that the honorable judge before whom he was tried was the president of a life insurance company that took risks on hanging, and in which my… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. Known as an American journalist, satirist and short story writer, Ambrose Bierce included four of his most grotesque stories into this collection ? four very short stories, each of which feature murders viewed through the eyes of the victim?s members, including the murderer as well.The first story in the collection is entitled My Favorite Murder and it features a man arrested for the murder of his mother and telling about another murder, one that he liked best, of his uncle. The second one bearing the strange title Oil of Dog is even more unusual and grotesque, while the third story with the title An Imperfect Conflagration centers on a fire that is not sufficiently well-directed to bring about the desired outcome. The last of the four stories is entitled The Hypnotist and it describes the experiments carried out by a man who discovers supernatural powers in himself.All four stories feature protagonists who have murdered at least one of their family members and they live without being in… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

United Kingdom: Dodo Pr, 2008. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. Originally published in 1911. 30 pp.. First Thus. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.