An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

By Ambrose Bierce

Language: en-US

Set during the American Civil War, a civilian planter stands on a railroad bridge in Alabama with a noose around his neck, awaiting execution by Union soldiers. As his final moments tick away, the condemned man's senses become hyper-aware, distorting time and reality as he desperately turns his last thoughts toward his family. Ambrose Bierce's masterful psychological tale blurs the line between life and death, culminating in one of literature's most iconic endings.