<P> `` An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge '' is `` one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature '' ; and was written by American Civil War soldier , wit , and writer Ambrose Bierce . Originally published by The San Francisco Examiner on July 13 , 1890 , it was first collected in Bierce 's 1891 book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians . The story , which is set during the Civil War , is famous for its irregular time sequence and twist ending . Bierce 's abandonment of strict linear narration in favor of the internal mind of the protagonist is considered an early example of experimentation with stream of consciousness . </P>
<P> `` An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge '' is `` one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature '' ; and was written by American Civil War soldier , wit , and writer Ambrose Bierce . Originally published by The San Francisco Examiner on July 13 , 1890 , it was first collected in Bierce 's 1891 book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians . The story , which is set during the Civil War , is famous for its irregular time sequence and twist ending . Bierce 's abandonment of strict linear narration in favor of the internal mind of the protagonist is considered an early example of experimentation with stream of consciousness . </P>
when was an occurrence at owl creek bridge written
when was an occurrence at owl creek bridge written
1890
1890