Can Such Things Be? is a collection of short stories by Ambrose Bierce, mainly in the vein of weird fiction and gothic horror. The tales explore ghosts, sudden death, madness, and events that resist rational explanation, often told with a dry, ironic style. Listeners who enjoy atmospheric, unsettling stories and precise short prose may find much to appreciate.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
CAN SUCH THINGS BE? ВУ AMBROSE BIERCE Decorative graphic labelled B L BONI & LIVERIGHT NEW YORK 1918 СОРУЋIGHT, 1909, BY THE NEALE PUBLISHING COMPANY CONTENTS PAGE THE DEATH OF HALPIN FRAYSER 13 THE SECRET OF MACARGER'S GULCH 44 ONE SUMMER NIGHT 28 THE MOONLIT ROAD 62
A DIAGNOSIS OF DEATH 81 MOXON'S MASTER 88 A TOUGH TUSSLE 106 121 ONE OF TWINS THE HAUNTED VALLEY 134 A JUG OF SIRUP 155 Јед STALEY FLEMING'S HALLUCINATION A RESUMED IDENTITY 174 A BABY TRAMP 185 THE NIGHT-DOINGS AT “DEADMAN’S” 194 BEYOND THE WALL 210 A PSYCHOLOGICAL SHIPWRECK 227 THE MIDDLE TOE OF THE RIGHT FOOT 235 JOHN MORTONSON'S FUNERAL 252 255 THE REALM OF THE UNREAL JOHN BARTINE’S WATCH 268 280 THE DAMNED THING 297 HAITA THE SHEPHERD AN INHABITANT OF CARCOSA 308 THE STRANGER 315 THE DEATH OF HALPIN FRAYSER
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