The Short Fiction of Ambrose Bierce [1/3]

Volume I of The Short Fiction of Ambrose Bierce

Contains: Includes selected textual variants (p. 461-[498]). pt. 1. 1868 to 1876. Letters from a Hdkhoite -- The aborigines of Oakland -- A scientific dream -- Across the continent -- The haunted valley -- Some fiction : from the fiend's delight -- One more unfortunate -- The strong young man of Colusa -- The glad new year -- The late Dowling, Senior -- Love's labor lost -- A comforter -- Little Isaac -- The heels of her -- A tale of two feet -- The Scolliver pig -- Mr. Hunker's mourner -- A bit of chivalry -- The head of the family -- Deathbed repentance -- The new church that was not built -- A tale of the great quake -- Johnny -- The child's provider -- Boys who began wrong -- A Kansas incident -- Mr. Grile's girl -- His railway -- Mr. Gish makes a present -- A cow-county pleasantry -- The optimist, and what he died of -- The root of education -- Retribution -- The faithful wife -- Margaret the childless -- The discomfited demon -- The mistake of a life -- L.S. -- The baffled Asian -- Crazy tales: from nuggets and dust -- A midsummer day's dream -- A mournful property -- The disgusted convert -- The classical cadet -- D.T. -- A working girl's story -- Ex parte omne -- A delicate hint -- Making a clean breast of it -- Paternal responsibility -- Hanner's wit -- Somebody's arms -- A deceptive heading -- The suicide -- Maternal precaution -- Unclaimed luggage -- The pridies -- Dr. Deadwood, I presume -- The magician's little joke -- Nut-cracking -- Sundered hearts -- A fowl witch -- A tale of Spanish vengeance -- Juniper -- Four jacks and a knave -- Seafaring -- No charge for attendance -- Feodora. A tale of the bosphorus -- The grateful bear -- The early history of Bath -- John Smith, liberator -- Converting a prodigal -- The civil service in Florida -- Mrs. Dennison's head -- Pernicketty's fright -- Following the sea -- Tony Rollo's conclusion -- The following dorg -- Maumee's mission -- Snaking -- Maud's papa -- Jim Beckwourth's pond -- How to saw bears -- The new bedder -- Samuel Baxter, M.D -- Jeph Benedick's grandmother -- The sanctity of an oath -- A remarkable adventure -- The Dempsters -- Authenticating a ghost -- Jo Dornan and the ram -- Banking at Mexican Hill -- To Fiji and return -- Concerning balloons -- Two stories about Johnson -- A champion of the sex -- How I came to like dogs -- Mr. Jim Beckwourth's adventure -- Why I am not editing "the Stinger" -- Corrupting the press -- Mr. Barcle's mill -- Little Larry -- My muse -- The night-doings at "Deadman's" -- A providential intimation -- Confessions of a sad dog -- The wreck of the Orion -- The late John Sweetbosh, esq -- Largo al gapperino -- The baptism of Dobsho -- The race at left bower -- A literary riot -- A shipwreckollection -- Perry Chumly's eclipse -- Mr. Masthead, journalist -- Mr. Swiddler's flip-flap -- The lion at bay -- The little story -- The failure of Hope & Wandel -- Curried cow -- Stringing a bear -- The miraculous guest -- A representative inquest -- Storm and sunshine -- An upper class misdemeanant -- A holiday experience -- The captain of the Camel -- The man overboard.

pt. 2. 1877 to 1886. The famous Gilson bequest -- A psychological shipwreck -- Sam Baxter's eel -- A bad woman -- That dog -- By her own hand -- Infernia -- Boarding a bear -- The following bear -- A holy terror -- George Thurston -- A mirage in Arizona -- A cargo of cat -- Jupiter Doke, brigadier-general -- The history of Windbag the Sailor -- An imperfect conflagration -- My credentials -- A revolt of the gods -- The bubble reputation -- A story at the club -- An Inhabitant of Carcosa