Author: Ambrose Bierce
Year: 1890
Type: SHORTFICTION
Storylen: shortstory
Language: English
ISFDB Record Number: 83990
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First published in the San Francisco Examiner Aug 17, 1890.
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Variant Titles:
- De Middelste Teen van de Rechtervoet [Dutch] (1967) - Ambrose Bierce
Publications:
- Tales of Soldiers and Civilians, (1891, Ambrose Bierce, publ. E. L. G. Steele, 300pp, hc, coll)
- In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians, (1898, Ambrose Bierce, publ. G. P. Putnam's Sons, vi+362pp, hc, coll)
- Can Such Things Be?, (1910, Ambrose Bierce, publ. The Neale Publishing Company (The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce #3), 427pp, hc, coll)
- Famous Modern Ghost Stories, (1921, ed. Dorothy Scarborough, publ. G. P. Putnam's Sons, $3.50, xxii+419pp, hc, anth)
- Can Such Things Be?, (1924, Ambrose Bierce, publ. Albert & Charles Boni, 427pp, hc, coll)
- Ghosts, Grim and Gentle: A Collection of Moving Ghost Stories, (1926, ed. Joseph Lewis French, publ. Dodd, Mead, $2.00, v+292pp, hc, anth)
- A Century of Thrillers: Second Series, (1935, ed. uncredited, publ. Daily Express Publications, 896pp, hc, anth)
- 50 Years of Ghost Stories, (1935, ed. uncredited, publ. Hutchinson, 2/6, ix+702pp, hc, anth)
- A Century of Ghost Stories, (1936, ed. uncredited, publ. Hutchinson, 3/6, 1013pp, hc, anth)
- Ghost Stories, (1939, ed. John Hampden, publ. J. M. Dent (Everyman's Library #952), 2/-, x+366pp, hc, anth)
- Strange and Fantastic Stories: Fifty Tales of Terror, Horror, and Fantasy, (1946, ed. Joseph A. Margolies, publ. Whittlesey House, $3.75, 762pp, hc, anth) Cover: George Salter - [VERIFIED]
- Strange Stories - The Last Seven, (1946, ed. John L. Hardie, publ. Art & Educational Publishers, 1/3, 80pp, pb, anth)
- Stories for the Dead of Night, (Mar 1957, ed. Don Congdon, publ. Dell, #B107, $0.35, 288pp, pb, anth) Cover: Jeanette Cissman - [VERIFIED]
- The Frankenstein Reader, (1962, ed. Calvin Beck, publ. Ballantine, #F680, $0.50, 159pp, pb, anth) Cover: Richard Powers - [VERIFIED]
- Tales of Horror, (1962, ed. Charles Higham, publ. Horwitz, #PB104, 3/9, 160pp, pb, anth)
- Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce, (1964, Ambrose Bierce, publ. Dover, $1.00, 199pp, pb, coll)
- Black Tales, (1965, ed. uncredited, publ. Corgi, #GN7272, 3/6, 158pp, pb, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- The Hell of Mirrors, (Dec 1965, ed. Peter Haining, publ. Four Square Books, #1423, 3/6, 189pp, pb, anth)
- Tales to Tremble By, (1966, ed. Stephen P. Sutton, publ. Whitman Publishing Company, $0.89, 214pp, hc, anth)
- Dat Vervloekte Ding en Andere Griezelverhalen, (1967, Ambrose Bierce, publ. Meulenhoff (Meesters der Fantastische Vertelkunst #9), #F9, ƒ2.50, 159pp, pb, coll) Cover: Sanne Sannes - [VERIFIED]
- Stories for the Dead of Night, (Apr 1967, ed. Don Congdon, publ. Dell Laurel-Leaf, #8295, $0.50, 240pp, pb, anth) Cover: Paul Davis - [VERIFIED]
- Let's Talk of Graves, (1970, ed. uncredited, publ. Hutchinson, 318pp, hc, anth)
- Nightfrights: An Anthology of Macabre Tales That Have Terrified Three Generations, (Oct 1972, ed. Peter Haining, publ. Gollancz, 0-575-01446-6, 254pp, hc, anth)
- Nightfrights: Occult Stories for All Ages, (1973, ed. Peter Haining, publ. Taplinger, 0-8008-5556-6, $6.50, 254pp, hc, anth) Cover: Rus Anderson
- The Hell of Mirrors (revised), (Aug 1974, ed. Peter Haining, publ. Sidgwick & Jackson, 0-283-98199-7, £3.50, xiii+239pp, hc, anth)
- The Ghostmasters: Weird Stories by Famous Writers, (1976, ed. Betty M. Owen, publ. Scholastic Book Services, #TK3527, 171pp, tp, anth)
- Everyman's Book of Classic Horror Stories, (Jun 1976, ed. Peter Haining, publ. J. M. Dent (Everyman's Library), 0-460-01158-8, £0.65, xiii+239pp, pb, anth)
- Demons Within & Other Disturbing Tales, (Feb 1978, ed. Helen Hoke, publ. Taplinger, 0-8008-2156-4, $8.95, 189pp, hc, anth)
- 65 Great Tales of the Supernatural, (1979, ed. Mary Danby, publ. Octopus Books, 0-7064-1387-3, 704pp, hc, anth)
- Dead of Night, (May 1981, ed. Peter Haining, publ. William Kimber, 0-7183-0048-3, £5.75, 205pp, hc, anth)
- The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural, (May 1981, ed. Barry N. Malzberg, Martin H. Greenberg, Bill Pronzini, publ. Priam Books / Arbor House, 0-87795-319-8, $8.95, 599pp, tp, anth)
- The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural, (May 1981, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bill Pronzini, Barry N. Malzberg, publ. Arbor House, 0-87795-349-X, $20.95, 599pp, hc, anth)
- The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce, (1984, Ambrose Bierce, publ. University of Nebraska Press, 978-0-8032-6071-9, $18.95, 496pp, tp, coll) Cover: Marvin Cone - [VERIFIED]
- Dead of Night: Horror Stories from Radio, Television and Films, (Jan 1984, ed. Peter Haining, publ. Stein and Day, 0-812-82848-8, $14.95, 203pp, hc, anth)
- Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural, (1985, ed. Barry N. Malzberg, Martin H. Greenberg, Bill Pronzini, publ. Galahad Books, 0-88365-699-X, $8.98, 597pp, hc, anth)
- Dead of Night, (Feb 1986, ed. Peter Haining, publ. Stein and Day, 0-812-88246-6, $3.50, 203pp, pb, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- Night Cry, Summer 1987, (1987, ed. Alan Rodgers, publ. TZ Publications, Inc., $2.95, 196pp, digest, magazine) Cover: J. K. Potter - [VERIFIED]
- Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural, (Jun 1988, ed. Barry N. Malzberg, Martin H. Greenberg, Bill Pronzini, publ. Galahad Books, 0-88365-699-X, $9.98, 597pp, hc, anth)
- Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural, (Oct 1991, ed. Barry N. Malzberg, Martin H. Greenberg, Bill Pronzini, publ. Quill / William Morrow, 0-688-10963-2, $15.00, 599pp, tp, anth)
- The Giant Book of Horror Stories, (Nov 1991, ed. Bill Pronzini, Barry N. Malzberg, Martin H. Greenberg, publ. Magpie Books, 1-85487-117-X, £3.99, 597pp, tp, anth)
- Great Vampires and Other Horrors, (1992, ed. Anonymous, publ. Chancellor Press, 1-85152-235-2, £4.99, 541pp, hc, anth)
- Great Ghost Stories, (Apr 1993, ed. uncredited, publ. Troll Associates (Watermill Classic), 0-8167-0468-6, $3.95, 91pp, tp, anth) Cover: Mia Tavonatti
- The Mists from Beyond, (Sep 1993, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg, publ. Roc / New American Library, 0-451-45239-9, $20.00, x+350pp, hc, anth)
- 100 Hair Raising Little Horror Stories, (Sep 1993, ed. Al Sarrantonio, Martin H. Greenberg, publ. Barnes & Noble Books, 1-56619-056-8, $7.95, 496pp, hc, anth) Cover: Jack Eckstein
- Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural, (1994, ed. Barry N. Malzberg, Martin H. Greenberg, Bill Pronzini, publ. Galahad Books, 0-88365-699-X, $10.98, 597pp, hc, anth)
- 100 Hair Raising Little Horror Stories, (Apr 1994, ed. Al Sarrantonio, Martin H. Greenberg, publ. Michael O'Mara Books, 1-85479-958-4, £14.99, 496pp, hc, anth) Cover: Jack Eckstein
- Thrillers: a Classic Collection, (Oct 1994, ed. uncredited, publ. Bracken Books, 1-85891-159-1, £5.99, 612pp, hc, anth)
- 100 Hair Raising Little Horror Stories, (1995, ed. Al Sarrantonio, Martin H. Greenberg, publ. Barnes & Noble Books, 1-56619-923-9, $4.98, 496pp, tp, anth) Cover: Jack Eckstein
- The Mists from Beyond, (Sep 1995, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg, publ. Roc / New American Library, 0-451-45498-7, $5.99, 362pp, pb, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- Thrillers, (1996, ed. uncredited, publ. Leopard, 1-85891-316-0, 4+612pp, tp, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- 100 Hair Raising Little Horror Stories, (1997, ed. Al Sarrantonio, Martin H. Greenberg, publ. Barnes & Noble Books, 1-56619-923-9, $4.98, 496pp, tp, anth) Cover: Jack Eckstein
- Classic Ghost Stories II, (Apr 1998, ed. Glen Bledsoe, Karen Bledsoe, publ. Lowell House, 1-56565-893-0, $5.95, 128pp, tp, anth) Cover: Barbara Kiwak
- Classic Scary Stories, (1999, ed. Molly Cooper, Glen Bledsoe, Karen E Bledsoe, publ. Lowell House, 0-7373-0309-3, 493pp, hc, anth) Cover: Barbara Kiwak
- The Open Door and Other Ghost Stories, (Sep 1999, ed. Philip Gooden, publ. Phoenix / Orion, 0-7538-0743-2, £4.99, ix+245pp, pb, anth) Cover: Liz Pyle
- Nasty Endings 2, (2001, ed. Dennis Pepper, publ. Oxford University Press, 0-19-275143-3, £4.99, 153pp, tp, anth) Cover: Paul B. Davies
- Great Vampire Stories, (2002, ed. Anonymous, publ. Chancellor Press, 0-7537-0570-2, £6.99, 538pp, tp, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- Classic Horror Stories: Sixteen Legendary Stories of the Supernatural, (2003, ed. Charles A. Coulombe, publ. The Lyons Press, 1-59228-200-8, $9.95, xiv+333pp, tp, anth)
- 100 Hair Raising Little Horror Stories, (2003, ed. Al Sarrantonio, Martin H. Greenberg, publ. Sterling Publishing, 1-4027-0975-7, $12.95, 496pp, tp, anth)
- Can Such Things Be?, (Aug 2003, Ambrose Bierce, publ. Project Gutenberg, #4366, ebook, coll)
- Famous Modern Ghost Stories, (Feb 2005, ed. Dorothy Scarborough, Ph.D., publ. Project Gutenberg, #15143, $0.00, ebook, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- The Spook House: Terrifying Tales of the Macabre, (Oct 2008, Ambrose Bierce, publ. Penguin Books (Red Classics), 978-0-14-103881-0, £7.99, 240pp, tp, coll)
- Bierce After Dark: 30 Strange Tales by Ambrose Bierce, (2009, Ambrose Bierce, publ. Coachwhip Publications, 978-1-61646-002-0, $9.95, 167pp, tp, coll)
- Masters of Horror & the Supernatural: The Great Tales, (Oct 2010, ed. Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg, publ. Bristol Park Books, 978-0-88486-473-8, $14.95, 576pp, tp, anth)
- Short Ghost and Horror Collection 013, (Apr 2011, ed. LibriVox, publ. LibriVox, digital audio download, anth)
- Short Ghost and Horror Collection 014, (Sep 2011, ed. LibriVox, publ. LibriVox, digital audio download, anth)
- Can Such Things Be?, (May 2012, Ambrose Bierce, publ. LibriVox, $0.00, digital audio download, coll)
- The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural, (date unknown, ed. Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, publ. Priam Books / Arbor House / QPBC, 599pp, tp, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce, (date unknown, Ambrose Bierce, publ. Dover Publications, 0-486-20767-6, $3.00, 199pp, tp, coll)
- Classic Scary Stories, (date unknown, ed. Molly Cooper, Glen Bledsoe, Karen E Bledsoe, publ. Lowell House, 46640091, 493pp, hc, anth) Cover: Barbara Kiwak
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