Title: Beyond the Wall
Title Record # 665341
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Date: 1907-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: eastoftheweb.com, librivox.org
Language: English
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Author: Ambrose Bierce
Date: 1907-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: eastoftheweb.com, librivox.org
Language: English
Note: Originally published The Cosmopolitan 1907-12, pp. 185-89, as "Illustrated by N.H.Mac Gilvary" (headpiece and initial capital)
Synopsis: A man is infatuated with his neighbor, but inhibited because she is of lower social standing than he; they begin to communicate by tapping the wall which separates their townhouses.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| Cosmopolitan, December 1907 | 1907-12-00 | ed. Editors of Cosmopolitan | $0.10?$: US dollar |
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
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| Can Such Things Be? | 1910-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | The Neale Publishing Company (The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce #3) | 427 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| Can Such Things Be? | 1918-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Boni & Liveright | 427 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| Can Such Things Be? | 1924-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Albert & Charles Boni | 427 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | 1943-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Heritage Press | $3.50?$: US dollar |
xxx+ 222 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Paul Landacre | ||
| Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce | 1964-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Dover Publications | $1.00?$: US dollar |
199 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | |||
| The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | 1970-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Doubleday | 496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Alex Gotfryd | |||
| Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | 1971-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | The Easton Press (Masterpieces of American Literature) |
xxx+ 222 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll |  |
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| Can Such Things Be? | 1974-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Citadel Press | 0-8065-0550-8 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
160 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
| The Best of Ambrose Bierce | 1984-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Castle / Book Sales | 0-89009-798-4 |
vi+ 484 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |||
| The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | 1984-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | University of Nebraska Press | 0-8032-6071-7 | 496 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Marvin Cone | ||
| Le mort et son veilleur | 1987-10-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #197) | 2-7304-0458-9 | 147 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Jean-Michel Nicollet | ||
| The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce | 1988-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Picador / Pan Books (Picador Classics) | 0-330-29802-X | £6.95?£: UK pound |
xix+ 810 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | Robin Harris | |
| I racconti dell'orrore | 1988-03-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Fanucci Editore (I Miti di Cthulhu #27) | 88-347-0062-7 | Lit 15,000?Lit: Italian lira |
224 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Les Edwards | |
| Can Such Things Be? | 1990-04-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Citadel Press | 0-8065-0550-8 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
160 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Kevin Kelly | |
| Back from the Dead | 1991-03-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #845) | 0-88677-472-1 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
364 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Jim Warren | |
| 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | 1993-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-056-8 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jack Eckstein | |
| 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | 1994-04-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Michael O'Mara Books | 1-85479-958-4 | £14.99?£: UK pound |
496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jack Eckstein | |
| 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | 1995-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-923-9 | $4.98?$: US dollar |
496 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Jack Eckstein | |
| 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | 1997-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-923-9 | $4.98?$: US dollar |
496 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Jack Eckstein | |
| Can Such Things Be? | 1997-01-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth American Classics) | 1-85326-570-5 |
vii+ 161 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | |||
| 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | 2003-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Sterling Publishing | 1-4027-0975-7 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
496 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | ||
| Can Such Things Be? | 2003-08-01 | Ambrose Bierce | Project Gutenberg | 4366 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ||||
| 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | 2004-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-056-8 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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Valea bântuită?Valea bantuita Valea bintuita |
2005-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Editura Leda ( Galeria fantastică?Galeria fantastica ) |
973-7786-52-1 | 264 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | |||
| The Spook House: Terrifying Tales of the Macabre | 2008-10-02 | Ambrose Bierce | Penguin Books (Penguin Red Classics) | 978-0-14-103881-0 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
234 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Coralie Bickford-Smith | |
| Bierce After Dark: 30 Strange Tales by Ambrose Bierce | 2009-00-00 | Ambrose Bierce | Coachwhip Publications | 978-1-61646-002-0 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
167 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
| Can Such Things Be? | 2012-05-02 | Ambrose Bierce | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | ||||
| Ambrose Bierce: Masters of the Weird Tale | 2012-07-17 | Ambrose Bierce | Centipede Press (Masters of the Weird Tale) | 978-1-61347-015-2 | $350.00?$: US dollar |
600 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Chilling Horror | 2015-08-15 | ed. Laura Bulbeck | Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) | 978-1-78361-374-8 | £20.00?£: UK pound |
480 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Chilling Horror | 2016-11-12 | ed. Laura Bulbeck | Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) | 978-1-78664-509-8 | £12.00?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | date unknown | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-056-8 | 496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jack Eckstein | |
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| 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | date unknown | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-056-8 | 496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jack Eckstein | |
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| Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce | date unknown | Ambrose Bierce | Dover Publications | 0-486-20767-6 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 199 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | |
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| The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | date unknown | Ambrose Bierce | University of Nebraska Press | 978-0-8032-6071-9 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
496 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Marvin Cone | |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction