Project Gutenberg 2007-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 1421 Bierce, Ambrose 1842 1913 Grile, Dod The Damned Thing 1898, From "In the Midst of Life" Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Damned_Thing Produced by David Widger "The Damned Thing" by Ambrose Bierce is a short story written in the late 19th century. This work belongs to the horror genre, exploring themes of the unknown and the psychological turmoil that accompanies encounters with incomprehensible phenomena. The story delves into the mysterious circumstances surrounding a man's death in the wilderness and the unsettling events leading up to it. The narrative revolves around the inquest of Hugh Morgan, who is found dead under strange circumstances after a hunting trip with his friend, William Harker. As Harker recounts the events leading to Morgan's demise, he describes encountering a mysterious and unseen force that frightens Morgan to death in a bizarre display of violence. Throughout the harrowing tale, Morgan's peculiar behavior and his obsession with a "damned thing" hint at psychological unraveling. The story climaxes with a revelation of his attempts to comprehend a terrifying experience, ultimately suggesting that the truth about the reality he faced is beyond human understanding, laden with existential dread and fear of the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Horror tales PS Text Horror Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: American Literature 48220 2025-08-09T13:58:43.403226 text/html 43881 2013-01-24T14:36:52 text/html 85870 2025-08-09T13:58:47.112212 application/epub+zip 84614 2025-08-09T13:58:45.022239 application/epub+zip 84615 2025-08-09T13:58:43.982237 application/epub+zip 179139 2025-08-09T13:58:48.645225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170817 2025-08-09T13:58:46.489235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157276 2022-09-11T04:12:03.163694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38264 2025-08-09T13:58:43.168239 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38223 2007-10-24T09:53:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19155 2025-08-09T13:58:48.774195 application/rdf+xml 13210 2025-08-09T13:58:44.475246 image/jpeg 3434 2025-08-09T13:58:44.231252 image/jpeg 16225 2013-01-24T14:37:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 15093 2007-10-24T09:53:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 85431 2025-08-09T13:58:43.408227 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Herman, William (Author of The dance of death) en.wikipedia