An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

A short story by Ambrose Bierce, published in 1890, about Peyton Farquhar, an Alabama planter and Confederate sympathizer about to be hanged by Union soldiers at Owl Creek Bridge during the Civil War, where he dreams of escaping.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic short stories›American›War and soldiers

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic short stories›American›War and soldiers