5/22/2023 0 Comments An occurrence at owl creek bridge![]() ![]() ![]() The expected and unexpected occur with seemingly random frequency until all one’s senses become confused and unreliable. Farquhar, like all of Bierce’s fictional characters, lives in an ethereal world where the natural and the supernatural flow seamlessly together. These haunting sentences open Ambrose Bierce’s most famous Civil War–themed short story, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.” It is the story of Peyton Farquhar, a Southern plantation owner and Confederate spy about to be hanged by the Union Army for attempting to blow up a railroad bridge. The man’s hands were behind his back, the wrists bound with a cord. ![]() “A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below. ACW Review: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Close ![]()
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