Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories by Ambrose Bierce, Fiction, Ghost, Horror, Short Stories - Hardcover

Bierce, Ambrose

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1598180061 ISBN 13: 9781598180060

Publisher: Aegypan, 2006

Synopsis

This collection of short and chilling ghost stories was originally published in 1913 and is loosely organized into four categories: The Ways of Ghosts, including "An Arrest," in which a murderer is escorted back to jail by the prison guard he murdered to escape; Soldier Folk including "A Man with Two Lives," in which a man dead and buried returns to claim his belongings, Some Haunted Houses, including "The Other Lodgers," in which a man checks into what he believes is a hotel only to discover it is an abandoned hospital, and Mysterious Disappearances, including "The Difficulty of Crossing a Field," in which a man disappears in full view of witnesses while crossing a field.

About this title

About the Author:

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842 - 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 critic, his motto "Nothing matters", and the sardonic view of human nature that informed his work, all earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce".

About this edition

• Publisher: Aegypan
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1598180061
• ISBN 13: 9781598180060
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 108