{"_id":"6378a90af4debc21ae8a3719","title":"The Coup De Grâce","author":"Ambrose Bierce","code":"the-coup-de-grace","words":2155,"publish_year":1889,"publish_source":"San Francisco Examiner","publish_edition":"Jun 30","image":"civilwar.jpg","image_alt":"A soldier next to a cannon. Graphite filter.","genres":["war","tragedy"],"blurb":" For that which we accord to even the meanest creature without sense to demand it, denying it only to the wretched of our own race: for the blessed release, the rite of uttermost compassion, the coup de grace.","description":"A soldier finds his friend mortally wounded after a battle. With a revolver in hand, He ponders what he ought to do.","rating":4,"has_review":false,"has_collections":[{"code":"war","title":"Best of War","collection_type":"genre"}]}