John mortenson funeral by ambrose bierce biography

by Ambrose Bierce

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John Mortonson was dead: his lines in 'the tragedy "Man"' had all been spoken and he had left the stage.

The body rested in a fine mahogany coffin fitted with a plate of glass.

A very short story by Ambrose Bierce, that as Bierce is so prone to do ends with quite a surprise.

A very short story by Ambrose Bierce, that as Bierce is so prone to do ends with quite a surprise.

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Product details ; Listening Length: 4 minutes ; Author: Ambrose Bierce ; Narrator: Mike Vendetti ; Release Date: March 14,

Bierce was born in the Midwest, fought in the Civil War, and John Mortensen's Funeral.

Edgar Allan Poe's tale will be the cornerstone of our study, but we will also refer to passages in Nathaniel Hawthorne's “Wakefield”, Ambrose Bierce's “The Man.

All arrangements for the funeral had been so well attended to that had the deceased known he would doubtless have approved. The face, as it showed under the glass, was not disagreeable to look upon: it bore a faint smile, and as the death had been painless, had not been distorted beyond the repairing power of the undertaker.

At two o'clock of the afternoon the friends were to assemble to pay their last tribute of respect to one who had no further need of friends and respect. The surviving members of the family came severally every few minutes to the casket and wept above the placid features beneath the glass.

This did them no good; it did no good to John Mortonson; but in the presence of death reason and philosophy are silent.

As the hour of two approac