An occurrence at owl creek bridge 1890 is a short story by the american writer and civil war veteran ambrose bierce described as one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in american literature it was originally published by the san francisco examiner on july 13 1890 and was first collected in bierces book tales of soldiers and civilians 1891. Owl creek bridge and other stories owl creek bridge and other stories ambrose bierce publisher macmillan publishers ltd genre classic history mystery horror short stories level pre intermediate ebook and audiobook user guide available formats price ebook pdf . This collection boasts the best of his civil war tales including chickamauga a horseman in the sky and the authors much imitated masterpiece an occurrence at owl creek bridge writers of mystery and suspense stories have long been influenced by bierces tales of the supernatural such as the moonlit road and the eyes of the panther. Book 38 an occurance at owl creek bridge and other stories ambrose bierce 1995 3 5 six short stories from this prolific and at the time popular 19th century writer an occurance at owl creek bridge is an american classic but i didnt like it i think its very influential because it was something completely new at the time but now it seems predictable and overwritten