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Title: The Coup de Grâce Title Record # 1282393
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Date: 1889-06-30
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in the San Francisco Examiner, June 30, 1889.
Synopsis: The story of a tangle of friendships and quarrels among two brothers and a friend of theirs, all in different ranks in the same company in the Civil War, and how a dreadful battle brings everything to a head.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1889 The Coup de Grace
Year Language Title
1965Translated by K. Bruno Leder
German
Der Gnadenstoß?Der Gnadenstoss
1974Translated by Frida Papadache
Romanian
Lovitura de grație?Lovitura de gratie
1996Translated by V. Hämeen-Anttila
Finnish Armonisku

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 1891-00-00 Ambrose Bierce E. L. G. Steele     300
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 1898-00-00 Ambrose Bierce G. P. Putnam's Sons     vi+
362
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 1909-00-00 Ambrose Bierce The Neale Publishing Company (The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce #2)     403
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 1918-00-00 Ambrose Bierce Boni & Liveright  
$2.00?$: US dollar
403
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 1918-00-00 Ambrose Bierce Boni & Liveright  
$2.00?$: US dollar
403
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories 1926-00-00 Ambrose Bierce Haldeman-Julius (Little Blue Book #1054)     64
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
coll  
Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 1943-00-00 Ambrose Bierce Heritage Press  
$3.50?$: US dollar
xxx+
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Paul Landacre  
American Short Stories: 1820 to the Present 1959-00-00 ed. Eugene Current-García, Walton R. Patrick Scott, Foresman and Company (Key Editions) 5401   lii+
633
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce 1970-00-00 Ambrose Bierce Doubleday     496
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Alex Gotfryd  
Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 1971-00-00 Ambrose Bierce The Easton Press (Masterpieces of American Literature)     xxx+
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories 2, The World of War and the World of Tall Tales 1971-00-00 Ambrose Bierce Ballantine Books 0-345-02449-4
$0.95?$: US dollar
xix+
298
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll John Holmes  
The Oxford Book of Short Stories 1981-00-00 ed. V. S. Pritchett Book Club Associates     xiv+
547
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Short Stories 1981-00-00 ed. V. S. Pritchett Oxford University Press 0-19-214116-3   xiv+
547
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Best of Ambrose Bierce 1984-00-00 Ambrose Bierce Castle / Book Sales 0-89009-798-4   vi+
484
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce 1984-00-00 Ambrose Bierce University of Nebraska Press 0-8032-6071-7   496
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Marvin Cone  
The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce 1988-00-00 Ambrose Bierce Picador / Pan Books (Picador Classics) 0-330-29802-X
£6.95?£: UK pound
xix+
810
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni Robin Harris Checkmark
Civil War Stories 1994-00-00 Ambrose Bierce Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions) 0-486-28038-1
$1.00?$: US dollar
iv+
123
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Checkmark
Civil War Stories 2012-03-01 Ambrose Bierce Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions) 978-0-486-11156-8
$3.50?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Civil War Stories 2012-03-01 Ambrose Bierce Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions) 978-0-486-11156-8    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Ambrose Bierce: Masters of the Weird Tale 2012-07-17 Ambrose Bierce Centipede Press (Masters of the Weird Tale) 978-1-61347-015-2
$350.00?$: US dollar
600
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce date unknown Ambrose Bierce University of Nebraska Press 978-0-8032-6071-9
$18.95?$: US dollar
496
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Marvin Cone Checkmark
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