Project Gutenberg 2003-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 352 Bierce, Ambrose 1842 1913 Grile, Dod Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories Present at a hanging -- A cold greeting -- A wireless message -- An arrest -- A man with two lives -- Three and two are one -- A baffled ambuscade -- Two military executions -- The Isle of Pines -- A fruitless assignment -- A vine on a house -- At old man Eckert's -- The Spook House -- The other lodgers -- The thing at Nolan -- The difficulty of crossing a field -- An unfinished race -- Charles Ashmore's trail -- Science to the front. Transcribed from the 1918 Boni and Liveright’s “Can Such Things Be?” edition by David Price "Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories" by Ambrose Bierce is a collection of short stories that delves into the macabre and supernatural, written in the late 19th century. Known for its dark humor and philosophical insights, the book explores themes of death, the afterlife, and the eerie occurrences that often accompany tragedy. With Bierce's signature sardonic wit, this compilation captures the reader's imagination while manipulating the boundaries between reality and the supernatural. The collection features various narratives, such as "Present at a Hanging," which recounts a murder mystery involving a peddler and a tragic apparition. Other stories, like "Charles Ashmore's Trail," center around a mysterious disappearance, immersing readers in a sense of unsettling mystery and horror. Bierce's characters often find themselves inexplicably drawn into encounters with the other side, whether through ghostly apparitions or haunting memories, revealing the macabre nature of existence and the lingering effects of past deeds. Each tale combines Bierce's clever constructs with a sense of dread and introspection, making the collection an engaging read for those intrigued by the eerie and unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Short stories, American Ghost stories, American Horror tales, American PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: American Literature 137715 2025-08-02T11:15:30.703948 text/html 135212 2019-08-05T16:57:25 text/html 98769 2025-08-02T11:15:33.426926 application/epub+zip 98178 2025-08-02T11:15:31.249929 application/epub+zip 97442 2025-08-02T11:15:30.966952 application/epub+zip 150208 2025-08-02T11:15:35.316946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136382 2025-08-02T11:15:33.130953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135919 2022-09-02T14:25:31.805877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123114 2025-08-02T11:15:30.432959 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123153 2019-08-05T17:00:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19738 2025-08-02T11:15:35.485911 application/rdf+xml 14584 2025-08-02T11:15:31.039933 image/jpeg 3080 2025-08-02T11:15:31.002944 image/jpeg 48396 2019-08-05T17:03:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 88575 2019-08-05T17:03:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 91422 2025-08-02T11:15:30.717952 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 en.wikipedia More titles under Herman, William (Author of The dance of death)