"THE DEVIL\'S DICTIONARY" is a classic satire in the form of a Dictionary on which Bierce worked for decades.
The definitions prov.
It offers reinterpretations of terms in the English language which lampoon cant and political double-talk as well as other aspects of human foolishness and frailty.
A number of the definitions are accompanied by satiric verses, many of which are signed with comic pseudonyms.
It was originally published in 1906 as The Cynic\'s Word Book before being retitled in 1911. "THE DEVIL\'S DICTIONARY" is a classic satire in the form of a Dictionary on which Bierce worked for decades