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• xi • Ambrose Bierce: Portrait of a Misanthrope • (1946) • essay by Clifton Fadiman
• 1 • In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians • (1892) • collection by Ambrose Bierce (variant of Tales of Soldiers and Civilians 1891)
• 3 • A Horseman in the Sky • (1889) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 9 • An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 18 • Chickamauga • (1889) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 24 • A Son of the Gods: A Study in the Present Tense • non-genre • (1909) • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of A Son of the Gods 1888)
• 30 • One of the Missing • (1888) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 40 • Killed at Resaca • non-genre • (1887) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 46 • The Affair at Coulter's Notch • non-genre • (1889) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 54 • The Coup de Grâce • non-genre • (1889) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 59 • Parker Adderson, Philosopher • non-genre • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 65 • An Affair of Outposts • non-genre • (1897) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 74 • The Story of a Conscience • non-genre • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 80 • One Kind of Officer • non-genre • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 89 • One Officer, One Man • non-genre • (1889) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 95 • George Thurston: Three Incidents in the Life of a Man • non-genre • (1909) • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of George Thurston 1883)
• 99 • The Mocking-Bird • non-genre • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 105 • The Man Out of the Nose • non-genre • (1887) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 112 • An Adventure at Brownville • (1909) • short story by Ambrose Bierce [as by Ambrose Bierce and Miss Ina Lillian Peterson]
• 121 • The Famous Gilson Bequest • (1878) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 128 • The Applicant • non-genre • (1892) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 132 • A Watcher by the Dead • (1889) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 142 • The Man and the Snake • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 148 • A Holy Terror • (1882) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 161 • The Suitable Surroundings • (1889) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 168 • The Boarded Window • (1889) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 172 • A Lady from Redhorse • non-genre • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 178 • The Eyes of the Panther • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 187 • The Devil's Dictionary • (1911) • nonfiction by Ambrose Bierce
• 393 • Can Such Things Be? • (1910) • collection by Ambrose Bierce
• 395 • The Death of Halpin Frayser • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 409 • The Secret of Macarger's Gulch • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 416 • One Summer Night • (1906) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 417 • The Moonlit Road • (1907) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 426 • A Diagnosis of Death • (1901) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 429 • Moxon's Master • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 438 • A Tough Tussle • (1888) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 445 • One of Twins • (1888) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 451 • The Haunted Valley • (1871) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 461 • A Jug of Sirup • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 467 • Staley Fleming's Hallucination • (1906) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 469 • A Baby Tramp • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 469 • A Resumed Identity • (1908) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 479 • The Night-Doings at "Deadman's" • (1874) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 486 • Beyond the Wall • (1907) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 494 • A Psychological Shipwreck • (1879) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 498 • The Middle Toe of the Right Foot • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 506 • John Mortonson's Funeral • (1906) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 507 • The Realm of the Unreal • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 514 • John Bartine's Watch: A Story by a Physician • (1910) • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of John Bartine's Watch 1893)
• 519 • The Damned Thing • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 527 • Haïta the Shepherd • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 532 • An Inhabitant of Carcosa • (1886) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 536 • The Stranger • (1909) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 541 • Fantastic Fables • (1899) • collection by Ambrose Bierce
• 543 • Moral Principle and Material Interest • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Moral Principle and the Material Interest 1891)
• 543 • The Crimson Candle • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 544 • Escutcheon and Ermine • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Blotted Escutcheon and the Soiled Ermine 1899)
• 544 • The Ingenious Patriot • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 545 • Officer and Thug • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of An Officer and a Thug 1887)
• 545 • Two Kings • [Fantastic Fables] • (1892) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 546 • The Conscientious Official • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 546 • The Moral Sentiment • [Fantastic Fables] • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 547 • How Leisure Came • [Fantastic Fables] • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 547 • The Thoughtful Warden • [Fantastic Fables] • (1889) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 547 • Treasury and Arms • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Treasury and the Arms)
• 547 • The Christian Serpent • [Fantastic Fables] • (1887) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 548 • The Politicians • [Fantastic Fables] • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 548 • Father and Son • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 548 • The Broom of the Temple • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 549 • The Discontented Malefactor • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 550 • A Call to Quit • [Fantastic Fables] • (1892) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 550 • The Critics • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 551 • The Foolish Woman • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 551 • Man and Lightning • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Man and the Lightning)
• 551 • The Literary Astronomer • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 552 • The Lassoed Bear • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 552 • A Protagonist of Silver • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 553 • The Wooden Guns • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 553 • The Holy Deacon • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 553 • The Ineffective Rooter • [Fantastic Fables] • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 554 • A Hasty Settlement • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 554 • The Poet's Doom • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 555 • Lion and Rattlesnake • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Lion and the Rattlesnake)
• 555 • Legislator and Soap • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Member and the Soap 1899)
• 556 • The Thistles Upon the Grave • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 556 • Alarm and Pride • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 556 • The Reform School Board • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 556 • Alderman and Raccoon • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Alderman and the Raccoon)
• 557 • Cat and King • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Cat and the King 1899)
• 557 • The Man with No Enemies • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 557 • The Flying-Machine • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 558 • The Angel's Tear • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 558 • The City of Political Distinction • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 559 • The Party Over There • [Fantastic Fables] • (1892) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 560 • The Poet of Reform • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Poetess of Reform 1891)
• 560 • The Unchanged Diplomatist • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 561 • An Invitation • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 561 • The Ashes of Madame Blavatsky • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 562 • The Opossum of the Future • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 562 • The Life-Saver • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 563 • The Australian Grasshopper • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 563 • The Pavior • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 564 • The Tried Assassin • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 564 • Two Poets • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Two Poets 1899)
• 564 • The Witch's Steed • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 565 • The Sagacious Rat • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 565 • The Bumbo of Jiam • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 566 • Noser and Note • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Noser and the Note)
• 566 • The Shadow of the Leader • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 567 • A Causeway • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 567 • The All-Dog • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The All Dog 1899)
• 567 • Two Politicians • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 568 • The Farmer's Friend • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 568 • Physicians Two • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 568 • The Honest Cadi • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 569 • The Overlooked Factor • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 569 • Sportsman and Squirrel • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Sportsman and the Squirrel 1899)
• 570 • Kangaroo and Zebra • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Kangaroo and the Zebra 1899)
• 570 • A Matter of Method • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 570 • A Man of Principle • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Man of Principle 1899)
• 571 • The Returned Californian • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 571 • The Compassionate Physician • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 571 • A Prophet of Evil • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 572 • Two of the Damned • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 572 • The Austere Governor • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 573 • The Penitent Elector • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 573 • Religions of Error • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 573 • The Tail of the Sphinx • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 574 • The Crew of the Lifeboat • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Crew of the Life-Boat 1899)
• 574 • A Treaty of Peace • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 575 • The Nightside of Character • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 575 • The Faithful Cashier • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 576 • The Circular Clew • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 576 • The Devoted Widow • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 577 • The Hardy Patriots • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 577 • The Humble Peasant • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 578 • The Various Delegation • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 578 • A Harmless Visitor • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 579 • An Inflated Ambition • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 579 • The No Case • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 579 • Judge and Rash Act • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Judge and the Rash Act 1899)
• 580 • The Prerogative of Might • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 580 • Rejected Services • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 580 • At Large—One Temper • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 581 • The Divided Delegation • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 582 • Deceased and Heirs • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Deceased and His Heirs 1899)
• 582 • Politicians and Plunder • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Politicians and the Plunder 1899)
• 582 • Man and Wart • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Man and the Wart 1899)
• 583 • His Fly-Speck Majesty • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 583 • The Pugilist's Diet • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 584 • Old Man and Pupil • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Old Man and the Pupil)
• 584 • Fogy and Sheik • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Fogy and the Sheik 1899)
• 585 • Revenge • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 585 • An Optimist • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 585 • Two Footpads • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 586 • Equipped for Service • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 586 • The Basking Cyclone • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 586 • A Valuable Suggestion • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 587 • Optimist and Cynic • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Optimist and the Cynic 1899)
• 587 • The Taken Hand • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 587 • Poet and Editor • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Poet and the Editor 1899)
• 588 • Party Manager and Gentleman • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Party Manager and the Gentleman 1899)
• 589 • At the Pole • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 589 • An Unspeakable Imbecile • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 590 • Mine-Owner and Jackass • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Mine Owner and the Jackass 1899)
• 590 • A Radical Parallel • [Fantastic Fables] • (1987) • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of A Racial Parallel 1899)
• 590 • Dog and Doctor • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Dog and the Physician 1899)
• 591 • Legislator and Citizen • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Legislator and the Citizen 1899)
• 591 • Citizen and Snakes • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Citizen and the Snakes 1899)
• 591 • The Rainmaker • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 592 • Fortune and Fabulist • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of Fortune and the Fabulist 1899)
• 593 • A Smiling Idol • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 593 • Six and One • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 594 • A Transposition • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 594 • A Forfeited Right • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 595 • Uncalculating Zeal • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 595 • The Boneless King • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 596 • The Honest Citizen • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 596 • A Creaking Tail • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 596 • Philosophers Three • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 596 • A Needful War • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 597 • The Fugitive Office • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 597 • At Heaven's Gate • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 598 • Wasted Sweets • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 598 • The Catted Anarchist • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 599 • The Honorable Member • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 599 • The Expatriated Boss • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 599 • An Inadequate Fee • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 600 • A Statesman • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 600 • Two Dogs • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 600 • Judge and Plaintiff • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Judge and the Plaintiff 1899)
• 601 • Return of the Representative • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Return of the Representative 1899)
• 601 • The Mirror • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 602 • Saint and Sinner • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 602 • A Weary Echo • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 602 • Three Recruits • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 603 • The Ancient Order • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 603 • A Fatal Disorder • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 604 • A Talisman • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 604 • An Antidote • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 604 • Congress and People • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of Congress and the People 1899)
• 605 • Ship and Man • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of A Ship and a Man 1899)
• 605 • The Justice and His Accuser • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 605 • An Aerophobe • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of An Ærophobe 1899)
• 606 • The Thrift of Strength • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 606 • The Tyrant Frog • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 606 • Highwayman and Traveler • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Highwayman and the Traveler 1899)
• 607 • The Eligible Son-in-Law • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 607 • Policeman and Citizen • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Policeman and the Citizen 1899)
• 607 • Man and Bird • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Man and the Bird 1899)
• 608 • Writer and Tramps • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Writer and the Tramps 1899)
• 608 • Statesman and Horse • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Statesman and the Horse 1899)
• 609 • The Good Government • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 609 • Three of a Kind • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 609 • The Lifesaver • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Life-Saver)
• 610 • From the Minutes • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 610 • The Fabulist • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Fabulist and the Animals 1899)
• 611 • A Revivalist Revived • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 611 • The Debaters • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 612 • Two of the Pious • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 612 • The Desperate Object • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 612 • A Defective Petition • [Fantastic Fables] • (1987) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 613 • The Mourning Brothers • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 613 • A Needless Labor • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 613 • A Flourishing Industry • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 614 • Patriot and Banker • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Patriot and the Banker 1899)
• 614 • The Appropriate Memorial • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 614 • The Disinterested Arbiter • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 615 • The Reformed Anarchist • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 615 • Two Sons • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 616 • The Fortunate Explorer • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 616 • The Dutiful Son • [Fantastic Fables] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 616 • Widow and Soldier • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 617 • A Niggardly Offer • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 617 • Diplomacy • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 617 • Two Sceptics • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 618 • A Faulty Performance • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 618 • Aftermath • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 619 • A Half Loaf • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 619 • By the River Marge • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 619 • The Main Thing • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 620 • The Plaudits of the People • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 620 • The Secret of Happiness • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 620 • Atonement • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 621 • A Part of the Wages • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 621 • Two Parrots • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 621 • Twin Intolerables • [Fantastic Fables] • (1987) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 621 • Consolation • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 622 • Famine Versus Pestilence • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 622 • The Monarchist Reclaimed • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 622 • Disappointment • [Fantastic Fables] • (1987) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 623 • Saint and Soul • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 623 • The Statue at Bumboogle • [Fantastic Fables] • (1987) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 623 • Improvidence • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 624 • Sheep and Lion • [Fantastic Fables] • (1987) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 624 • The Inconsolable Widow • [Fantastic Fables] • (1987) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 624 • An Intrusion • [Fantastic Fables] • (1987) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 624 • The Tolerant Sovereign • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 625 • The Mysterious Word • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 625 • A Born Captain • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 625 • Revelation • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 626 • Soldier and Vulture • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 626 • Her Honor the Mayor • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 626 • In Advance of His Time • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 627 • Cause and Effect • [Fantastic Fables] • (1987) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 627 • Environment • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 627 • A Chained Eagle • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 628 • The Powerless Poet • [Fantastic Fables] • (1987) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 628 • The Incredulous Subordinate • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 628 • Wolf and Tortoise • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 629 • From General to Particular • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 629 • A Monarch Forearmed • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 629 • The Merciful Aspirant • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 630 • A Discomfited Philosopher • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 630 • A Condition Precedent • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 631 • The Ambitious Statesman • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 631 • The Limit • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 631 • As Usual • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 631 • The Unshrewd Assassin • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 632 • Fables from "Fun" • (1911) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 637 • Jupiter and the Baby Show • [Æsopus Emendatus] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 637 • Mercury and the Woodchopper • [Æsopus Emendatus] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 637 • The Penitent Thief • [Æsopus Emendatus] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 637 • Fox and Grapes • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Fox and the Grapes 1899)
• 638 • Farmer and Fox • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Farmer and the Fox 1899)
• 638 • Archer and Eagle • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Archer and the Eagle 1899)
• 638 • Truth and the Traveler • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 638 • Wolf and Lamb • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Wolf and the Lamb 1899)
• 639 • Grasshopper and Ant • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Grasshopper and the Ant 1899)
• 639 • Goose and Swan • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Goose and the Swan 1899)
• 639 • Fisher and Fished • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Fisher and the Fished 1899)
• 640 • Wolves and Dogs • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Wolves and the Dogs 1899)
• 640 • Dame Fortune and the Traveler • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 640 • Wolf and Shepherds • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Wolf and the Shepherds 1899)
• 640 • Lion, Cock and Ass • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Lion, the Cock, and the Ass 1899)
• 641 • Snake and Swallow • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Snake and the Swallow 1899)
• 641 • Fawn and Buck • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Fawn and the Buck 1899)
• 641 • Hen and Vipers • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Hen and the Vipers 1899)
• 641 • Spendthrift and Swallow • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 641 • Lion and Thorn • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Lion and the Thorn 1899)
• 642 • Victor and Victim • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Victor and the Victim 1899)
• 642 • Kite, Pigeons and Hawk • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Kite, the Pigeons, and the Hawk 1899)
• 642 • Wolf and Babe • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Wolf and the Babe 1899)
• 643 • Wolf and Ostrich • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Wolf and the Ostrich 1899)
• 643 • Herdsman and Lion • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Herdsman and the Lion 1899)
• 643 • War-Horse and Miller • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The War-Horse and the Miller 1899)
• 643 • Man and Fish-Horn • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Man and the Fish-Horn 1899)
• 644 • Hercules and the Carter • [Æsopus Emendatus] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 644 • Hare and Tortoise (Æsopus Emendatus) • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Hare and the Tortoise (Aesopus Emendatus) 1899)
• 644 • Lion and Bull • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Lion and the Bull 1899)
• 645 • Old Man and Sons • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Old Man and His Sons 1899)
• 645 • Man and Eagle • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Man and the Eagle 1899)
• 645 • Man and Goose • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Man and His Goose 1899)
• 645 • Dog and Reflection • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Dog and the Reflection 1899)
• 646 • Wolf and Goat • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Wolf and the Feeding Goat 1899)
• 646 • Man and Viper • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Man and the Viper 1899)
• 646 • North Wind and Sun • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The North Wind and the Sun 1899)
• 647 • Crab and Son • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Crab and His Son 1899)
• 647 • Jupiter and the Birds • [Æsopus Emendatus] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 647 • Lion and Mouse (Æsopus Emendatus) • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Lion and the Mouse (Aesopus Emendatus) 1899)
• 647 • Lamb and Wolf • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 648 • Mountain and Mouse • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Mountain and the Mouse 1899)
• 648 • The Bellamy and the Members • [Æsopus Emendatus] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 648 • Cat and Youth • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Cat and the Youth 1899)
• 649 • Farmer and Sons • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Farmer and His Sons 1899)
• 649 • Wolf and Crane • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • (1987) • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Wolf and the Crane 1899)
• 649 • Lion and Mouse (Old Saws with New Teeth) • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Lion and the Mouse (Old Saws with New Teeth) 1899)
• 650 • Hare and Frogs • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Hares and the Frogs 1899)
• 650 • Belly and Members • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Belly and the Members 1899)
• 650 • The Piping Fisherman • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 651 • Ants and Grasshopper • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Ants and the Grasshopper 1899)
• 651 • The Dog and His Reflection • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 651 • Lion, Bear and Fox • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox 1899)
• 651 • Wolf and Lion • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Wolf and the Lion 1899)
• 652 • The Ass in the Lion's Skin • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 652 • Ass and Grasshoppers • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Ass and the Grasshoppers 1899)
• 652 • The Wolf Who Would Be a Lion • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 653 • King Log and King Stork • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • (1899) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 653 • Milkmaid and Bucket • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Milkmaid and Her Bucket 1899)
• 653 • Hare and Tortoise (Old Saws with New Teeth) • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Hare and the Tortoise (Old Saws with New Teeth) 1899)
• 653 • Monkey and Nuts • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Monkey and the Nuts 1899)
• 654 • Boys and Frogs • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Boys and the Frogs 1899)
• 654 • The Sleeping Lion • [Fables in Rhyme] • poem by Ambrose Bierce
• 655 • In Dogland • [Fables in Rhyme] • poem by Ambrose Bierce
• 656 • A Pair of Opposites • [Fables in Rhyme] • poem by Ambrose Bierce
• 657 • The Degenerate • [Fables in Rhyme] • poem by Ambrose Bierce
• 658 • The Vain Cat • [Fables in Rhyme] • poem by Ambrose Bierce
• 658 • The Co-defendants • [Fables in Rhyme] • (1897) • poem by Ambrose Bierce
• 659 • In Consequence of Applause • [Fables in Rhyme] • poem by Ambrose Bierce
• 661 • The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter • non-genre • (1892) • novella by Ambrose Bierce
• 725 • Negligible Tales • (1946) • collection by Ambrose Bierce
• 727 • A Bottomless Grave • (1888) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 733 • Jupiter Doke, Brigadier-General • non-genre • (1885) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 742 • The Widower Turmore • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 747 • The City of the Gone Away • (1888) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 752 • The Major's Tale • non-genre • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 759 • Curried Cow • non-genre • (1874) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 765 • A Revolt of the Gods • (1886) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 767 • The Baptism of Dobsho • non-genre • (1874) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 772 • The Race at Left Bower • non-genre • (1874) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 774 • The Failure of Hope & Wandel • non-genre • (1874) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 777 • Perry Chumley's Eclipse • (1984) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 780 • A Providential Intimation • non-genre • (1874) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 784 • Mr. Swiddler's Flip-Flap • non-genre • (1874) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 788 • The Little Story • (1874) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 791 • The Parenticide Club • (1946) • collection by Ambrose Bierce
• 793 • My Favourite Murder • (1974) • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of My Favorite Murder 1888)
• 800 • Oil of Dog • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 803 • An Imperfect Conflagration • non-genre • (1886) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 806 • The Hypnotist • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce