Magnifying Glass
Search Loader

Ambrose Bierce & Gustav Adolph Danziger 
The Monk and the Hangman’s Daughter (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

Support
Adobe DRM
Cover of Ambrose Bierce & Gustav Adolph Danziger: The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (ePUB)

This 1892 novella is translated loosely from a German folktale and masterfully retold by Bierce. Set in the Bavarian mountains, it tells the story of a young Franciscan monk who becomes obsessed and eventually tormented by his feelings for a young girl who has been socially ostracized because her father is the local hangman. 


 


 


 


€1.99
payment methods

About the author



Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) was an American short-story writer, journalist, and critic.  He is known for his collection,
Write it Right and a volume of ironic definitions,
The Devil’s Dictionary.  Disillusioned with American life, he moved to Mexico in 1913, where he vanished without a trace.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 172 ● ISBN 9781411464858 ● File size 0.2 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2012 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5864612 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
Requires a DRM capable ebook reader

More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor

700,748 Ebooks in this category