| Can Such Things Be? Contributor(s): Bierce, Ambrose (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438535988 ISBN-13: 9781438535982 Publisher: Book Jungle OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Horror - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1160 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (0.68 lbs) 174 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914) was a short story writer, an editorialist, a satirist and a journalist. He is best known for his Devil's Dictionary. His sardonic view of human nature and his tough stance as a critic earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce". Despite his reputation Bierce always encouraged young writers. Bierce went to Mexico to get a first hand view of the revolution. He disappeared without a trace. The Table of Contents for Can Such Things Be? includes The death of Halpin Frayser, The secret of Macarger's Gulch, One summer night, The moonlit road, A diagnosis of death, Moxon's master, A tough tussle, One of twins, The haunted valley, A jug of sirup, Staley Fleming's hallucination, A resumed identity, Hazen's brigade, A baby tramp, The night-doings at "Deadman's", A story that is untrue, Beyond the wall, A psychological shipwreck, The middle toe of the right foot, John Mortonson's funeral, The realm of the unreal, John Bartine's watch, A story by a physician, The damned thing, Haita the shepherd, An inhabitant of Carcosa, and The Stranger, |