The Letters of Ambrose Bierce, With a Memoir by George Sterling

by Ambrose Bierce

Army and Navy Club,
Washington, D. C.,
September 12,
1908.

My dear Mr. Cahill,

Thank you for your good wishes for the "Collected Works"—an advertisement of which—with many blushes!—I enclose.

Sincerely yours, Ambrose Bierce.

P.S.—The "ad" is not sent in the hope that you will be so foolish as to subscribe—merely to "show" you. The "edition de luxe" business is not at all to my taste—I should prefer a popular edition at a possible price.

New York,
November 6,
1908.

Dear George,

Your letter has just been forwarded from Washington. I'm here for a few days only—"few days and full of trouble," as the Scripture hath it. The "trouble" is mainly owling, dining and booze. I'll not attempt an answer to your letter till I get home.