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For by death is wrought greater change than hath been shown. Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit... Read Full Overview

First published in 1910 as part of a limited edition, Can Such Things Be? showcases Ambrose Bierce's mastery of supernatural fiction. This volume of his Collected Works brings together some of his most haunting tales, blending psychological horror, ghostly encounters, and... Read Full Overview

One dark night in midsummer a man waking from a dreamless sleep in a forest lifted his head from the earth, and staring a few moments into the blackness, said: "Catherine Larue." He said nothing more; no reason was known to him why he should have said so much.

Ambrose Bierce never owned a horse, a carriage, or a car; he was a renter who never owned his own home. He was a man on the move, a man who traveled light: and in the end he rode, with all of his possessions, on a rented horse into the Mexican desert to join Pancho Villa -- never... Read Full Overview

Prepare yourself for the shocking, the strange, and the terrifying in Ambrose Bierce's 1893 story collection Can Such Things Be? One of the greatest masters of horror brings you twenty-five tales of the supernatural and the unexplained. Whether in stories of ghosts... Read Full Overview

"Ah, children of the sunlight and the gaslight, how little you know of the world in which you live " ―Ambrose Bierce, Can Such Things Be? Can Such Things Be? (1893) by Ambrose Bierce provides readers of the supernatural with 24 tales of mysterious happenings-ghosts seeking... Read Full Overview

NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS Can Such Things Be? This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve... Read Full Overview

Dare to question reality with "Can Such Things Be?" by Ambrose Bierce, a master of American horror. This collection of chilling short stories delves into the unsettling realms of the paranormal and supernatural, leaving readers to ponder the very nature of existence. Within... Read Full Overview

Dare to question reality with "Can Such Things Be?" by Ambrose Bierce, a master of American horror. This collection of chilling short stories delves into the unsettling realms of the paranormal and supernatural, leaving readers to ponder the very nature of existence. Within... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 - circa 1914) was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and compiled a satirical lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary. His vehemence as a... Read Full Overview