The Devil's Dictionary

Summary

The Devil's Dictionary is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Devil's Dictionary authored Ambrose Bierce^[3].
• The Devil's Dictionary's image is recorded as First Demon's Dictionary Column in the San Francisco Newletter and California Advertiser (Dec 11 1875).png^[4].
• The Devil's Dictionary's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• The Devil's Dictionary's publisher is recorded as Neale Publishing Company^[6].
• The Devil's Dictionary's genre is recorded as satire^[7].
• The Devil's Dictionary's based on is recorded as The Cynic's Word Book^[8].
• The Devil's Dictionary's OCLC number is recorded as 49294964^[9].
• The Devil's Dictionary's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• +1881-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Devil's Dictionary^[11].
• The Devil's Dictionary's publication date is recorded as +1912-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• The Devil's Dictionary's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/030jwp^[13].
• The Devil's Dictionary's Open Library ID is recorded as OL7973273W^[14].
• The Devil's Dictionary's has edition or translation is recorded as The Devil's Dictionary^[15].
• The Devil's Dictionary's has edition or translation is recorded as The Devil's Dictionary^[16].
• The Devil's Dictionary's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 5978^[17].
• The Devil's Dictionary's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 196643^[18].
• The Devil's Dictionary's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/The-Devils-Dictionary^[19].
• The Devil's Dictionary's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "The Devil's Dictionary"}^[20].
• The Devil's Dictionary's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A. The first letter in every properly constructed alphabet. It is the first natural utterance of the human vocal organs, and is variously sounded, according to the pleasure and convenience of the speaker. In logic, An asserts and B denies. Assertions being proverbially untrue, the presumption would be in favor of B’s innocence were it not that denials are notoriously false.'}^[21].
• The Devil's Dictionary's Project Gutenberg ebook ID is recorded as 972^[22].
• The Devil's Dictionary's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ZOOLOGY, n. The science and history of the animal kingdom, including its king, the House Fly (Musca maledicta). […] Two of the science’s most illustrious expounders were Buffon and Oliver Goldsmith, from both of whom we learn (L’Histoire générale des animaux and A History of Animated Nature) that the domestic cow sheds its horn every two years.'}^[23].
• The Devil's Dictionary's OCLC work ID is recorded as 341381^[24].
• The Devil's Dictionary's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[25].
• The Devil's Dictionary's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[26].
• The Devil's Dictionary's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Literature/TheDevilsDictionary^[27].

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Works and Contributions

The Devil's Dictionary authored Ambrose Bierce^[3].

Why It Matters

The Devil's Dictionary ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]