Summary Bibliography: Ambrose Bierce

Author: Ambrose Bierce Author Record # 1960
Legal Name: Bierce, Ambrose Gwinnett
Birthplace: Horse Cave Creek, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Birthdate: 24 June 1842
Deathdate: 1914
Language: English
Webpages: ambrosebierce.org, biercephile.com, Books and Writers, Encyclopedia of Fantasy, IMDB, Library of Congress, LibraryThing, SFE, Wikipedia-EN
Used These Alternate Names:
アンブローズ・ビアス^?Anburōzu Biasu
Anburoozu Biasu
, Ambrose G. Bierce, Ambrosius Bierce, Ambroce Bierce, Embrouz Birs, Dod Grile, H. T. P.
Note: See also the biography of this author by Richard O'Connor.
Additional Bibliographic Comments: Author:Ambrose Bierce
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Cobwebs from an Empty Skull (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (1891) also appeared as:
- Variant: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (1892)
- Variant: In the Midst of Life (1918)
- Variant: Eyes of the Panther: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (1928)
Can Such Things Be? (1893) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Valea bântuită^?Valea bantuita
  Valea bintuita
  [Romanian] (2005)
Fantastic Fables (1899) also appeared as:
- Variant: Fantastic Debunking Fables (1927)
- Translation: Cuentos inquietantes [Spanish] (2011)
Shapes of Clay (1903)
Ashes of the Beacon / The Land Beyond the Blow / For the Ahkoond / John Smith, Liberator / Bits of Autobiography (1909) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce: Volume One (2004)
Can Such Things Be? (1910)
Black Beetles in Amber (1911)
Tangential Views (1911)
The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter and Fantastic Fables (1911) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter and Other Stories (1955)
Ten Tales (1925)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories (1926)
Tales of Ghouls and Ghosts (1926)
Tales of Haunted Houses (1926)
My Favorite Murder and Other Stories (1927)
Negligible Tales (1946)
The Parenticide Club (1946)
In the Midst of Life and Other Tales (1961)
Mein Lieblingsmord [German] (1963)
Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce (1964)
Die Geschichte eines Gewissens [German] (1965)
Der Gnadenstoß: Geschichten des Grauens^?Der Gnadenstoss
[German] (1965)
Dat vervloekte ding en andere griezelverhalen [Dutch] (1967)
A Little Book of Humor, Horror, and the Supernatural (1968)
Das Spukhaus [German] (1969)
The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce (1970)
The Complete Short Stories 2, The World of War and the World of Tall Tales (1971)
The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce, Volume I: The World of Horror (1971) also appeared as:
- Translation: La valle degli spiriti [Italian] (1988)
Un călăreț prin cer și alte povestiri^?Un calaret prin cer si alte povestiri
[Romanian] (1974)
The Stories and Fables of Ambrose Bierce (1977)
A Vision of Doom (1980)
Le mort et son veilleur [French] (1987)
I racconti dell'orrore [Italian] (1988)
Pyhä kauhu: Kuusi kertomusta [Finnish] (1996)
The Collected Fables of Ambrose Bierce (2000)
Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories (2002)
Shadows of Blue & Gray: The Civil War Writings of Ambrose Bierce (2002)
Can Such Things Be? (2002)
Terror by Night: Classic Ghost and Horror Stories (2006)
The Short Fiction of Ambrose Bierce: A Comprehensive Edition (2006)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories (2008)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories (2008)
The Spook House: Terrifying Tales of the Macabre (2008)
Bierce After Dark: 30 Strange Tales by Ambrose Bierce (2009)
The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, & Memoirs (2011)
Ambrose Bierce (2012)
Moxon's Master and Other Tales of Murder Most Foul (2012)

Omnibus

The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce (1946) [O]
The Best of Ambrose Bierce (1984) [O]
The Devil's Advocate: An Ambrose Bierce Reader (1987) [O]

Anthologies

Ghost Stories (selected) (1947) with E. F. Benson and Rudyard Kipling

Chapbooks

For the Ahkoond (1980)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1995)
The Damned Thing (2007)
A Watcher by the Dead (2012)
Moxon's Master (2012)
The Death of Halpin Frayser (2012)
The Haunted Valley (2012)
The Eyes of the Panther (2014)

Nonfiction

The Cynic's Word Book (1906)
The Devil's Dictionary (1911) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary (1967)
- Translation: Satans groot woordenboek [Dutch] (1969)
- Variant: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary (2002)
The Letters of Ambrose Bierce (1922)
Twenty-One Letters of Ambrose Bierce (1922)
A Cynic Looks at Life (1927)
A Sole Survivor: Bits of Autobiography (1998)
The Fall of the Republic and Other Political Satires (2000)
A Much Misunderstood Man: Selected Letters of Ambrose Bierce (2003)
The Fiend's Delight (2006)

Short Fiction Series

"Mysterious disappearances"
- An Unfinished Race (1888) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Ein nicht beendetes Rennen [German] (1969)
  - Translation: Una corsa non terminata [Italian] (1988)
- Charles Ashmore's Trail (1888) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Charles Ashmores Spur [German] (1969)
  - Translation: La traccia di Charles Ashmore [Italian] (1988)
- The Difficulty of Crossing a Field (1888) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Die Schwierigkeit, ein Feld zu überqueren [German] (1969)
  - Translation: La difficoltà di attraversare un campo [Italian] (1988)
- Mysterious Disappearances (1893) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Dispariții misterioase^?Disparitii misterioase
    [Romanian] (1980)
  - Translation: Drei Fälle von geheimnisvollem Verschwinden [German] (1985)
- Science to the Front (1909) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Wissenschaft an die Front [German] (1969)
Bodies of the Dead
- Bodies of the Dead (1888)
- A Cold Night (1893)
- A Creature of Habit (1893)
- A Light Sleeper (1893)
- Dead and "Gone" (1893)
- That of Granny Magone (1893)
- The Mystery of John Farquharson (1893)
Captain Abersouth
- A Shipwreckollection (1874)
- The Captain of the "Camel" (1875)
- The Man Overboard (1876)
Fantastic Fables
- The Christian Serpent (1887)
- An Officer and a Thug (1887) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Ein Offizier und ein Mann [German] (1963)
  - Translation:
    Comisarul și banditul^?Comisarul si banditul
    [Romanian] (1974)
  - Variant: Officer and Thug (1988)
- The Thoughtful Warden (1889)
- The Moral Sentiment (1890)
- The Politicians (1890)
- How Leisure Came (1890) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Cum s-a născut răgazul^?Cum s-a nascut ragazul
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Ineffective Rooter (1890)
- The City of Political Distinction (1891)
- The Flying-Machine (1891) also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Flying Machine (1891)
  - Translation: La macchina infernale [Italian] (1966)
  - Translation:
    Mașina zburătoare^?Masina zburatoare
    [Romanian] (1974)
  - Translation: Die Flugmaschine [German] (2019)
- The Critics (1891) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Criticii^?Criticii
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Moral Principle and the Material Interest (1891) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Principiul moral și interesul material^?Principiul moral si interesul material
    [Romanian] (1974)
  - Variant: Moral Principle and Material Interest (1988)
- The Poet's Doom (1891)
- The Discontented Malefactor (1891) also appeared as:
  - Translation: L'imputato scontento [Italian] (1963)
- The Poetess of Reform (1891) also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Poet of Reform (1988)
- The Crimson Candle (1891)
- The Angel's Tear (1891)
- The Ingenious Patriot (1891) also appeared as:
  - Translation: El patriota ingenioso [Spanish] (1970)
  - Translation:
    Patriotul igenios^?Patriotul igenios
    [Romanian] (1974)
  - Translation: L'ingegnoso Patriota [Italian] (1979)
  - Translation: Dovitljivi patriot [Croatian] (1982)
  - Translation:
    Pomysłowy Patriota^?Pomyslowy Patriota
    [Polish] (1988)
- The Conscientious Official (1891) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Capodivisione coscienzioso [Italian] (1963)
- A Call to Quit (1892)
- The Party Over There (1892) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Quell'altro tizio là [Italian] (1963)
- Two Kings (1892) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Doi regi^?Doi regi
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Witch's Steed (1893)
- Father and Son (1893) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Tată și fiu^?Tata si fiu
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Tail of the Sphinx (1893)
- The Broom of the Temple (1893)
- The Reform School Board (1893)
- A Hasty Settlement (1893)
- The Foolish Woman (1893) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Sciocchezza di donna [Italian] (1963)
  - Translation:
    Femeia neroadă^?Femeia neroada
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Literary Astronomer (1893)
- A Protagonist of Silver (1893) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Un protagonist al argintului^?Un protagonist al argintului
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Wooden Guns (1893)
- The Holy Deacon (1893)
- The Man with No Enemies (1893) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Omul care n-avea dușmani^?Omul care n-avea dusmani
    [Romanian] (1974)
- A Causeway (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Un trotuar^?Un trotuar
    [Romanian] (1974)
- A Creaking Tail (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    O coadă scîrțîitoare^?O coada scirtiitoare
    [Romanian] (1974)
- A Fatal Disorder (1899)
- A Flourishing Industry (1899)
- A Forfeited Right (1899)
- A Harmless Visitor (1899)
- A Matter of Method (1899)
- A Needful War (1899)
- A Needless Labor (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: A Needless Labour (1899)
- A Prophet of Evil (1899)
- A Racial Parallel (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: A Radical Parallel (1987)
- A Revivalist Revived (1899)
- A Ship and a Man (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Ship and Man (1988)
- A Smiling Idol (1899)
- A Statesman (1899)
- A Talisman (1899)
- A Transposition (1899)
- A Treaty of Peace (1899)
- A Valuable Suggestion (1899)
- A Weary Echo (1899)
- Alarm and Pride (1899)
- An Antidote (1899)
- An Inadequate Fee (1899)
- An Inflated Ambition (1899)
- An Invitation (1899)
- An Optimist (1899)
- An Unspeakable Imbecile (1899)
- An Ærophobe (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: An Aerophobe (1988)
- At Heaven's Gate (1899)
- At Large—One Temper (1899)
- At the Pole (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Al Polo Nord [Italian] (1963)
- Congress and the People (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Governo e popolo [Italian] (1963)
  - Variant: Congress and People (1988)
- Equipped for Service (1899)
- Fortune and the Fabulist (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Fortune and Fabulist (1988)
- From the Minutes (1899)
- His Fly-Speck Majesty (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Sua Maestà Cacca-di-Mosca [Italian] (1963)
- Philosophers Three (1899)
- Physicians Two (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Doi doctori^?Doi doctori
    [Romanian] (1974)
- Rejected Services (1899)
- Religions of Error (1899)
- Revenge (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Răzbunare^?Razbunare
    [Romanian] (1974)
- Saint and Sinner (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Santo e peccatore [Italian] (1963)
- Six and One (1899)
- The Alderman and the Raccoon (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Alderman and Raccoon (1899)
- The All Dog (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Cîinele integral^?Ciinele integral
    [Romanian] (1974)
  - Variant: The All-Dog (1988)
- The Ancient Order (1899)
- The Appropriate Memorial (1899)
- The Ashes of Madame Blavatsky (1899)
- The Austere Governor (1899)
- The Australian Grasshopper (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Il grillo australiano [Italian] (1963)
- The Basking Cyclone (1899)
- The Blotted Escutcheon and the Soiled Ermine (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Escutcheon and Ermine (1988)
- The Boneless King (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Regele fără oase^?Regele fara oase
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Bumbo of Jiam (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Bumbo-ul din Jiam^?Bumbo-ul din Jiam
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Cat and the King (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Pisica și regele^?Pisica shi regele
    Pisica si regele
    [Romanian] (1974)
  - Variant: Cat and King (1988)
- The Catted Anarchist (1899)
- The Circular Clew (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation: L'indizio circolare [Italian] (1963)
  - Translation:
    Firul conducător^?Firul conducator
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Citizen and the Snakes (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Citizen and Snakes (1988)
- The Compassionate Physician (1899)
- The Crew of the Life-Boat (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Crew of the Lifeboat (1988)
- The Debaters (1899)
- The Deceased and His Heirs (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Deceased and Heirs (1988)
- The Desperate Object (1899)
- The Devoted Widow (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Văduva devotată^?Vaduva devotata
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Disinterested Arbiter (1899)
- The Divided Delegation (1899)
- The Dog and the Physician (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Dog and Doctor (1988)
- The Dutiful Son (1899)
- The Eligible Son-in-Law (1899)
- The Expatriated Boss (1899)
- The Fabulist and the Animals (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Fabulist (1988)
- The Faithful Cashier (1899)
- The Farmer's Friend (1899)
- The Fogy and the Sheik (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Fogy and Sheik (1988)
- The Fugitive Office (1899)
- The Good Government (1899)
- The Hardy Patriots (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Patrioții rezistenți^?Patriotii rezistenti
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Highwayman and the Traveler (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Highwayman and the Traveller (1899)
  - Variant: Highwayman and Traveler (1988)
- The Honest Cadi (1899)
- The Honest Citizen (1899)
- The Humble Peasant (1899)
- The Ingenious Blackmailer (1899)
- The Judge and the Plaintiff (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Judge and Plaintiff (1988)
- The Judge and the Rash Act (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Judge and Rash Act (1988)
- The Justice and His Accuser (1899)
- The Kangaroo and the Zebra (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Kangaroo and Zebra (1988)
- The Lassoed Bear (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Ursul prins în laț^?Ursul prins in lat
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Legislator and the Citizen (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Legislator and Citizen (1988)
- The Life-Saver (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Lifesaver (1899)
- The Life-Savers (1899)
- The Lion and the Rattlesnake (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Lion and Rattlesnake (1899)
  - Translation: Leone e serpente-a-sonagli [Italian] (1963)
- The Man and the Bird (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Man and Bird (1988)
- The Man and the Lightning (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Man and Lightning (1899)
  - Translation:
    Omul și fulgerul^?Omul shi fulgerul
    Omul si fulgerul
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Man and the Wart (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Man and Wart (1988)
- The Man of Principle (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Un om cu principii^?Un om cu principii
    [Romanian] (1974)
  - Variant: A Man of Principle (1988)
- The Massacre (1899)
- The Member and the Soap (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Legislator and Soap (1988)
- The Mine Owner and the Jackass (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Mine-Owner and Jackass (1988)
- The Mirror (1899)
- The Mourning Brothers (1899)
- The Nightside of Character (1899)
- The No Case (1899)
- The Noser and the Note (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Noser and Note (1899)
- The Old Man and the Pupil (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Old Man and Pupil (1899)
  - Translation: Vegliardo e scolaro [Italian] (1963)
- The Opossum of the Future (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Oposumul viitorului^?Oposumul viitorului
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Optimist and the Cynic (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Optimist and Cynic (1988)
- The Overlooked Factor (1899)
- The Party Manager and the Gentleman (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Party Manager and Gentleman (1988)
- The Patriot and the Banker (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Patriot and Banker (1988)
- The Pavior (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Pietruitorul de drumuri^?Pietruitorul de drumuri
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Penitent Elector (1899)
- The Poet and the Editor (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Poet and Editor (1988)
- The Policeman and the Citizen (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Poliziotto e Malfattore [Italian] (1963)
  - Variant: Policeman and Citizen (1988)
- The Politicians and the Plunder (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Politicians and Plunder (1988)
- The Power of the Scalawag (1899)
- The Prerogative of Might (1899)
- The Pugilist's Diet (1899)
- The Rainmaker (1899)
- The Return of the Representative (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Return of the Representative (1988)
- The Returned Californian (1899)
- The Sagacious Rat (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Guzganul înțelept^?Guzganul intelept
    [Romanian] (1974)
- The Seeker and the Sought (1899)
- The Self-Made Monkey (1899)
- The Shadow of the Leader (1899)
- The Sportsman and the Squirrel (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Sportivul și veverița^?Sportivul si veverita
    [Romanian] (1974)
  - Variant: Sportsman and Squirrel (1988)
- The Statesman and the Horse (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Statesman and Horse (1988)
- The Taken Hand (1899)
- The Thief and the Honest Man (1899)
- The Thistles Upon the Grave (1899)
- The Thrift of Strength (1899)
- The Treasury and the Arms (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Treasury and Arms (1899)
- The Tried Assassin (1899)
- The Two Poets (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Two Poets (1988)
- The Tyrant Frog (1899)
- The Unchanged Diplomatist (1899) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Il diplomatico immutante [Italian] (1963)
- The Various Delegation (1899)
- The Writer and the Tramps (1899) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Writer and Tramps (1988)
- Three of a Kind (1899)
- Three Recruits (1899)
- Two Dogs (1899)
- Two Footpads (1899)
- Two in Trouble (1899)
- Two of the Damned (1899)
- Two of the Pious (1899)
- Two Politicians (1899)
- Uncalculating Zeal (1899)
- Wasted Sweets (1899)
- A Defective Petition (1987) also appeared as:
  - Translation: L'istanza difettosa [Italian] (1963)
- An Intrusion (1987)
- Cause and Effect (1987)
- Disappointment (1987)
- Sheep and Lion (1987)
- The Inconsolable Widow (1987)
- The Powerless Poet (1987)
- The Statue at Bumboogle (1987)
- Twin Intolerables (1987)
- A Born Captain (1988)
- A Chained Eagle (1988)
- A Condition Precedent (1988)
- A Discomfited Philosopher (1988)
- A Faulty Performance (1988)
- A Half Loaf (1988)
- A Monarch Forearmed (1988)
- A Niggardly Offer (1988)
- A Part of the Wages (1988)
- Aftermath (1988)
- As Usual (1988)
- Atonement (1988)
- By the River Marge (1988)
- Consolation (1988)
- Diplomacy (1988) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Diplomazia [Italian] (1963)
- Environment (1988)
- Famine Versus Pestilence (1988)
- From General to Particular (1988) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Dal generale al particolare [Italian] (1963)
- Her Honor the Mayor (1988)
- Improvidence (1988)
- In Advance of His Time (1988)
- Revelation (1988)
- Saint and Soul (1988)
- Soldier and Vulture (1988)
- The Ambitious Statesman (1988)
- The Fortunate Explorer (1988)
- The Honorable Member (1988) also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Honourable Member (1899)
- The Incredulous Subordinate (1988)
- The Limit (1988) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Il limite [Italian] (1963)
- The Main Thing (1988)
- The Merciful Aspirant (1988)
- The Monarchist Reclaimed (1988)
- The Mysterious Word (1988)
- The Plaudits of the People (1988)
- The Reformed Anarchist (1988)
- The Secret of Happiness (1988)
- The Tolerant Sovereign (1988)
- The Unshrewd Assassin (1988)
- Two Parrots (1988)
- Two Sceptics (1988) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Due scettici [Italian] (1963)
- Two Sons (1988)
- Widow and Soldier (1988)
- Wolf and Tortoise (1988)
- Old Saws with New Teeth
  - King Log and King Stork (1899)
  - The Ants and the Grasshopper (1899) also appeared as:
    - Translation:
      Furnicile și cosașul^?Furnicile si cosasul
      [Romanian] (1974)
    - Variant: Ants and Grasshopper (1988)
  - The Ass and the Grasshoppers (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Ass and Grasshoppers (1988)
  - The Ass in the Lion's Skin (1899)
  - The Belly and the Members (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Belly and Members (1988)
  - The Boys and the Frogs (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Boys and Frogs (1988)
  - The Dog and His Reflection (1899)
  - The Hare and the Tortoise (Old Saws with New Teeth) (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Hare and Tortoise (Old Saws with New Teeth) (1988)
  - The Hares and the Frogs (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Hare and Frogs (1988)
  - The Lion and the Mouse (Old Saws with New Teeth) (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Lion and Mouse (Old Saws with New Teeth) (1988)
  - The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox (1899) also appeared as:
    - Translation:
      Lupul, ursul și vulpea^?Lupul, ursul si vulpea
      [Romanian] (1974)
    - Variant: Lion, Bear and Fox (1988)
  - The Milkmaid and Her Bucket (1899) also appeared as:
    - Translation:
      Lăptăreasa și donița^?Laptareasa si donita
      [Romanian] (1974)
    - Variant: Milkmaid and Bucket (1988)
  - The Monkey and the Nuts (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Monkey and Nuts (1988)
  - The Piping Fisherman (1899)
  - The Wolf and the Crane (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Wolf and Crane (1987)
  - The Wolf and the Lion (1899) also appeared as:
    - Translation:
      Lupul și leul^?Lupul si leul
      [Romanian] (1974)
    - Variant: Wolf and Lion (1988)
  - The Wolf Who Would Be a Lion (1899)
- Æsopus Emendatus
  - A Seasonable Joke (1899)
  - Hercules and the Carter (1899)
  - Jupiter and the Baby Show (1899) also appeared as:
    - Translation:
      Jupiter și expoziția de copii^?Jupiter si expozitia de copii
      [Romanian] (1974)
  - Jupiter and the Birds (1899)
  - Mercury and the Woodchopper (1899)
  - The Archer and the Eagle (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Archer and Eagle (1988)
  - The Bellamy and the Members (1899)
  - The Cat and the Birds (1899)
  - The Cat and the Youth (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Cat and Youth (1988)
  - The Crab and His Son (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Crab and Son (1988)
  - The Dog and the Reflection (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Dog and Reflection (1988)
  - The Farmer and His Sons (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Farmer and Sons (1988)
  - The Farmer and the Fox (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Farmer and Fox (1988)
  - The Fawn and the Buck (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Fawn and Buck (1988)
  - The Fisher and the Fished (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Fisher and Fished (1988)
  - The Fox and the Grapes (1899) also appeared as:
    - Translation: La Volpe e l'Uva, ovvero Esopo emendato [Italian] (1963)
    - Variant: Fox and Grapes (1988)
  - The Goose and the Swan (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Goose and Swan (1988)
  - The Grasshopper and the Ant (1899) also appeared as:
    - Translation: La formica asociale [Italian] (1963)
    - Translation:
      Greierele și furnica^?Greierele si furnica
      [Romanian] (1974)
    - Variant: Grasshopper and Ant (1988)
  - The Hare and the Tortoise (Aesopus Emendatus) (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Hare and Tortoise (Æsopus Emendatus) (1988)
  - The Hen and the Vipers (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Hen and Vipers (1988)
  - The Herdsman and the Lion (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Herdsman and Lion (1988)
  - The Kite, the Pigeons, and the Hawk (1899) also appeared as:
    - Translation:
      Uliul, porumbeii și șoimul^?Uliul, porumbeii si soimul
      [Romanian] (1974)
    - Variant: Kite, Pigeons and Hawk (1988)
  - The Lion and the Boar (1899)
  - The Lion and the Bull (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Lion and Bull (1988)
  - The Lion and the Mouse (Aesopus Emendatus) (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Lion and Mouse (Æsopus Emendatus) (1988)
  - The Lion and the Thorn (1899) also appeared as:
    - Translation:
      Leul și spinul^?Leul si spinul
      [Romanian] (1974)
    - Variant: Lion and Thorn (1988)
  - The Lion, the Cock, and the Ass (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Lion, Cock and Ass (1988)
  - The Man and His Goose (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Man and Goose (1988)
  - The Man and the Dog (1899)
  - The Man and the Eagle (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Man and Eagle (1988)
  - The Man and the Fish-Horn (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Man and Fish-Horn (1988)
  - The Man and the Viper (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Man and Viper (1988)
  - The Mountain and the Mouse (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Mountain and Mouse (1988)
  - The North Wind and the Sun (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: North Wind and Sun (1988)
  - The Old Man and His Sons (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Old Man and Sons (1988)
  - The Penitent Thief (1899)
  - The Snake and the Swallow (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Snake and Swallow (1988)
  - The Victor and the Victim (1899) also appeared as:
    - Translation:
      Învingător și victimă^?Invingator si victima
      [Romanian] (1974)
    - Variant: Victor and Victim (1988)
  - The War-Horse and the Miller (1899) also appeared as:
    - Translation: Cavallo da guerra e Mugnaio [Italian] (1963)
    - Translation:
      Calul-de-bătălie și morarul^?Calul-de-batalie si morarul
      Calul-de-batalie shi morarul
      [Romanian] (1974)
    - Variant: War-Horse and Miller (1988)
  - The Wolf and the Babe (1899) also appeared as:
    - Translation:
      Lupul și copilul^?Lupul si copilul
      [Romanian] (1974)
    - Variant: Wolf and Babe (1988)
  - The Wolf and the Feeding Goat (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Wolf and Goat (1988)
  - The Wolf and the Lamb (1899) also appeared as:
    - Translation: Il Lupo e l'Agnello [Italian] (1963)
    - Translation:
      Lupul și mielul^?Lupul si mielul
      [Romanian] (1974)
    - Variant: Wolf and Lamb (1988)
  - The Wolf and the Ostrich (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Wolf and Ostrich (1988)
  - The Wolf and the Shepherds (1899) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Wolf and Shepherds (1988)
  - The Wolves and the Dogs (1899) also appeared as:
    - Translation:
      Lupii și cîinii^?Lupii si ciinii
      [Romanian] (1974)
    - Variant: Wolves and Dogs (1988)
  - Dame Fortune and the Traveler (1988) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Dame Fortune and the Traveller (1899)
    - Translation: Il Viaggiatore e la Malasorte [Italian] (1963)
    - Translation:
      Soarta și călătorul^?Soarta si calatorul
      [Romanian] (1974)
  - Lamb and Wolf (1988)
  - Spendthrift and Swallow (1988) also appeared as:
    - Translation: L'uomo-che-viveva-alla-giornata e la Rondine [Italian] (1963)
    - Translation:
      Risipitorul și rîndunica^?Risipitorul si rindunica
      [Romanian] (1974)
  - Truth and the Traveler (1988) also appeared as:
    - Variant: Truth and the Traveller (1899)
Soldier-Folk
- A Man with Two Lives (1905)
- A Baffled Ambuscade (1906)
- Two Military Executions (1906)
- Three and One Are One (1908)
- Soldier Folk (unknown)
Some Haunted Houses
- A Fruitless Assignment (1888) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Ein fruchtloser Auftrag [German] (1969)
  - Variant: The Haunting at Vine Street (1985)
  - Translation: Un incarico infruttuoso [Italian] (1988)
- The Isle of Pines (1888) also appeared as:
  - Variant: "The Isle of Pines" (1893)
  - Translation: Die Pinieninsel [German] (1969)
  - Variant: Deluse's Golden Curse (1985)
  - Translation: L'isola dei pini [Italian] (1988)
- The Spook House (1889) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Das Spukhaus [German] (1969)
  - Translation: La casa dello spettro [Italian] (1988)
- The Thing at Nolan (1891) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Das da in Nolan [German] (1969)
  - Translation: Un episodio successo a Nolan [Italian] (1988)
- At Old Man Eckert's (1901) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Beim alten Eckert [German] (1969)
  - Translation: Dal vecchio Eckert [Italian] (1988)
- A Vine on a House (1905) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Die Rebe am Haus [German] (1969)
  - Translation: Iedera [Romanian] (1984)
  - Translation: Il rampicante sulla casa [Italian] (1988)
- The Other Lodgers (1907) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Die anderen Gäste [German] (1969)
- Some Haunted Houses (1964) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Spukhäuser [German] (1974)
The Ways of Ghosts
- Present at a Hanging (1888) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Vittne till en hängning [Swedish] (1980)
  - Translation: Spettatore di un'impiccagione [Italian] (1988)
  - Translation:
    Dezvăluire despre o spânzurare^?Dezvaluire despre o spanzurare
    [Romanian] (2014)
- A Cold Greeting (1888) also appeared as:
  - Translation: En kylig hälsning [Swedish] (1980)
  - Translation: Un saluto freddo [Italian] (1988)
  - Translation: Un salut rece [Romanian] (2014)
- A Wireless Message (1905) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Ett trådlöst meddelande [Swedish] (1980)
  - Translation: Un messaggio senza fili [Italian] (1988)
  - Translation:
    Mesajul fără fir^?Mesajul fara fir
    [Romanian] (2014)
- An Arrest (1905) also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Arrest (1905)
  - Translation: En arrestering [Swedish] (1980)
  - Translation: Un arresto [Italian] (1988)
  - Translation: O arestare [Romanian] (2014)
- The Ways of Ghosts (1909)

Short Fiction

Differences Resolved (1869)
The Provocations of the Pious (1869)
Inglorious Soup (1870)
Nurse Wanted (1870)
The Discomfited Demon (1870)
Theological Questions Answered (1871)
Wanted: One Virgin (1871)
The Haunted Valley (1871) also appeared as:
- Translation: La Valle degli Spiriti [Italian] (1988)
- Translation:
  Valea bântuită^?Valea bantuita
  Valea bintuita
  [Romanian] (2005)
A Fowl Witch (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
A Tale of Spanish Vengeance (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
A Tale of the Bosphorus (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Brief Seasons of Intellectual Dissipation (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Converting a Prodigal (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Dr. Deadwood, I Presume (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Feodora (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Following the Sea (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Four Jacks and a Knave (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Jim Beckwourth's Pond (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
John Smith (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Juniper (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Maud's Papa (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Mrs. Dennison's Head (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
No Charge for Attendance (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Nut-Cracking (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Pernicketty's Fright (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Seafaring (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Snaking (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Stringing a Bear (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Sundered Hearts (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
The Civil Service in Florida (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
The Early History of Bath (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
The Fables of Zambri, the Parsee (1874) also appeared as:
- Variant: Fables of Zambri, the Parsee (1874) [as by Dod Grile]
- Variant: Fables of Zambri, the Parsee (1874)
The Following Dorg (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
The Grateful Bear (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
The Legend of Immortal Truth (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
The Magician's Little Joke (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
The Setting Sachem (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
Tony Rollo's Conclusion (1874) [also as by Dod Grile]
The Night-Doings at "Deadman's" (1874) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Night-Doings at "Deadman's": A Story That Is Untrue (1893)
- Variant: Night Doings at Deadman's (1975)
- Translation: Avvenimenti notturni nel burrone del morto: Una storia falsa [Italian] (1988)
- Translation:
  Noaptea la Trecătoarea Mortului^?Noaptea la Trecatoarea Mortului
  [Romanian] (2005)
The Little Story (1874)
The Famous Gilson Bequest (1878) also appeared as:
- Translation: Das berühmte Gilson-Vermächtnis [German] (1963)
- Translation: Het beroemde Gilson-legaat [Dutch] (1967)
- Translation:
  Faimoasa moștenire Gilson^?Faimoasa mostenire Gilson
  [Romanian] (1974)
- Translation: La famosa eredità di Gilson [Italian] (1988)
A Psychological Shipwreck (1879) also appeared as:
- Translation: Ein psychologischer Schiffbruch [German] (1965)
- Translation: Un naufragio psicologico [Italian] (1988)
- Translation:
  O epavă psihologică^?O epava psihologica
  [Romanian] (2005)
Mike deYoung's Ambition (1881)
The Show Business (1881)
A Holy Terror (1882) also appeared as:
- Translation: Un santo terror [Spanish] (1965)
- Translation: Messaline des montagnes [French] (1987)
- Translation: Una gran seccatrice [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: Pyhä kauhu [Finnish] (1996)
Very Lucky Baldwin (1883)
A Cargo of Cat (1885)
Judicial Homicide (1886)
A Revolt of the Gods (1886) also appeared as:
- Translation: Ein Aufstand der Götter [German] (1965)
"The Bubble Reputation" (1886)
An Inhabitant of Carcosa (1886) also appeared as:
- Translation: Ein Bewohner von Carcosa [German] (1965)
- Translation: Een inwoner van Carcosa [Dutch] (1967)
- Translation: Un abitante di Carcosa [Italian] (1987)
- Translation: Un habitant de Carcosa [French] (1987)
- Translation: Un cittadino di Carcosa [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: Un habitant de Carcosa [French] (2000)
- Translation: Locuitorul din Carcosa [Romanian] (2005)
- Translation: Um habitante de Carcosa [Portuguese] (2009)
- Translation: Un habitante de Carcosa [Spanish] (2011)
- Translation: Un habitant de Carcosa [French] (2014)
- Translation: Ein Einwohner von Carcosa [German] (2023)
A Bottomless Grave (1888) also appeared as:
- Translation: Ein Grab ohne Boden [German] (1963)
- Translation: En bottenlös grav [Swedish] (1982)
- Translation: Une tombe sans fond [French] (2006)
- Translation: Um sepulcro sem fundo [Portuguese] (2008)
One of the Missing (1888) also appeared as:
- Translation: Einer von den Vermißten [German] (1963)
- Translation:
  Unul din cei dați lipsă^?Unul din cei dati lipsa
  [Romanian] (1974)
- Translation: Une disparition [French] (1987)
My Favorite Murder (1888) also appeared as:
- Translation: Mein Lieblingsmord [German] (1963)
- Translation: Mein Lieblingsmord [German] (1965)
- Translation: Mon meurtre préféré [French] (1969)
- Translation: Mein schönster Mord [German] (1972)
- Variant: My Favourite Murder (1974)
A Tough Tussle (1888) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  O încăierare pe cinste^?O incaierare pe cinste
  [Romanian] (2005)
One of Twins (1888) also appeared as:
- Translation: I Gemelli [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: Unul din gemeni [Romanian] (2005)
- Translation: Uno de los gemelos [Spanish] (2011)
The City of the Gone Away (1888) also appeared as:
- Translation: La cité des disparus [French] (1966)
Chickamauga (1889) also appeared as:
- Translation: Chicamauga [Norwegian (Bokmal)] (unknown)
- Translation: Chickamauga [German] (1963)
- Translation:
  Chickamauga^?Chickamauga
  [Romanian] (1974)
- Translation: Chickamauga [Italian] (1975)
- Translation: La rivière de la mort [French] (1987)
A Horseman in the Sky (1889) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Horseman in the Air: A Tale of the American Civil War (1898) [as by H. T. P.]
- Translation:
  Un călăreț prin cer^?Un calaret prin cer
  [Romanian] (1974)
The Boarded Window (1889) also appeared as:
- Translation: La ventana tapiada [Spanish] (1958)
- Translation: Das vernagelte Fenster [German] (1965)
- Translation: La fenêtre condamnée [French] (1987)
- Translation: La finestra sbarrata [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: Tukittu ikkuna [Finnish] (1996)
The Suitable Surroundings (1889) also appeared as:
- Translation: Angemessene Umgebung [German] (1979)
- Translation: Une histoire de revenants ou tout dépend du cadre [French] (1987)
- Translation: L'ambiente adatto [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: Il luogo ideale [Italian] (2019)
- Translation: Le circostanze adeguate [Italian] (2023)
A Watcher by the Dead (1889) also appeared as:
- Translation: Le veilleur de la mort [French] (1947) [as by Ambrosius Bierce]
- Translation: Die Totenwache [German] (1961)
- Translation: Eine Totenwache [German] (1963)
- Translation: De dodenwacht [Dutch] (1967)
- Translation:
  De veghe lângă mort^?De veghe langa mort
  [Romanian] (1973)
- Translation:
  Un priveghi de pomină^?Un priveghi de pomina
  [Romanian] (1974)
- Translation: La guardia al morto [Italian] (1981)
- Translation: Le mort et son veilleur [French] (1987)
- Translation: Una sentinella dal morto [Italian] (1988)
The Man and the Snake (1890) also appeared as:
- Translation: De man en de slang [Dutch] (1967)
- Translation:
  Omul și șarpele^?Omul shi sharpele
  Omul si sarpele
  [Romanian] (1974)
- Translation: L'homme et le serpent [French] (1987)
- Translation: L'uomo e il serpente [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: Mies ja käärme [Finnish] (1996)
- Translation: El hombre y la serpiente [Spanish] (1999)
- Translation: O homem e a serpente [Portuguese] (2020)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1890) also appeared as:
- Translation: Die Brücke über den Eulenfluß [German] (1963)
- Translation: Eine Begebenheit an der Owl-Creek-Brücke [German] (1965)
- Translation: Het incident bij de brug van Owl creek [Dutch] (1967)
- Variant: Incident at Owl Creek (1971)
- Translation: Exekution auf der Owl-Creek-Brücke [German] (1972)
- Translation: Hinrichtung auf der Brücke [German] (1974)
- Translation:
  Întîmplare la podul de pe Owl Creek^?Intimplare la podul de pe Owl Creek
  [Romanian] (1974)
- Translation: Ce qui se passa sur le pont d'Owl Creek [French] (1977)
- Translation: Incidente a Owl Creek [Italian] (1981)
- Translation: Tapaus Owl Creekin sillalla [Finnish] (1996)
- Variant: An Occurrence at Owl Creek (2000)
- Translation: Ce qui se passa sur le pont d'Owl Creek [French] (2007)
- Translation: Um incidente na ponte de Owl Creek [Portuguese] (2022)
The Realm of the Unreal (1890) also appeared as:
- Translation: Il regno dell'Irreale [Italian] (1988)
- Translation:
  Pe tărâmul închipuirii^?Pe taramul inchipuirii
  Pe tarimul inchipuirii
  [Romanian] (2005)
The Middle Toe of the Right Foot (1890) also appeared as:
- Translation: De middelste teen van de rechtervoet [Dutch] (1967)
- Translation: Eine Mittelzehe des rechten Fußes [German] (1968)
- Translation: Der mittlere Zeh vom rechten Fuß [German] (1971)
- Translation: Degetul mijlociu al piciorului drept [Romanian] (1973)
- Translation: Le troisième orteil du pied droit [French] (1978)
- Translation: L'orteil central du pied droit [French] (1979)
- Translation: Le troisième orteil du pied droit [French] (1987)
- Translation: Il dito medio del piede destro [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: Die mittlere Zehe des rechten Fußes [German] (1993)
- Translation: Degetul mare de la piciorul drept [Romanian] (2005)
Oil of Dog (1890) also appeared as:
- Translation: Hundeöl [German] (1963)
- Translation: Huile de chien [French] (1965)
- Translation: Óleo de cão [Portuguese] (1969)
- Translation: Aceite de perro [Spanish] (1970)
- Translation: Aceite de perro [Spanish] (1972)
- Translation:
  Ulei de cîine^?Ulei de ciine
  [Romanian] (1974)
- Translation: Hunde-Öl [German] (1984)
- Translation: Óleo de cão [Portuguese] (2008)
The Eyes of the Panther (1891) also appeared as:
- Variant: Eyes of the Panther (1897)
- Translation: De Ogen van de Panter [Dutch] (1966)
- Translation: De ogen van de panter [Dutch] (1967)
- Translation: Die Augen des Panthers [German] (1977)
- Translation: Ochii panterei [Romanian] (1984)
- Translation: Gli occhi della pantera [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: La donna pantera [Italian] (1994)
The Widower Turmore (1891) also appeared as:
- Translation: Der Witwer Turmore [German] (1963)
- Translation: Der Witwer Turmore [German] (1965)
- Translation: Le fantôme d'Elizabeth Mary [French] (1966)
Haïta the Shepherd (1891) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Haȉta păstorul^?Haita pastorul
  [Romanian] (1974)
- Translation: Haita il pastore [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: Haïta le berger [French] (2000)
- Translation:
  Haïta păstorul^?Haita păstorul
  [Romanian] (2005)
The Secret of Macarger's Gulch (1891) also appeared as:
- Translation: Das Geheimnis von Macargers Schlucht [German] (1965)
- Translation: Il segreto del burrone di Macarger [Italian] (1988)
- Translation:
  Secretul din Trecătoarea Macarger^?Secretul din Trecatoarea Macarger
  [Romanian] (2005)
- Translation: El secreto del barranco de Macarger [Spanish] (2011)
A Baby Tramp (1891) also appeared as:
- Translation: Ein kleiner Tramp [German] (1965)
- Translation:
  Un prunc vagabond^?Un prunc vagabond
  [Romanian] (1974)
- Translation: Un piccolo vagabondo [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: Un copil vagabond [Romanian] (2005)
The Death of Halpin Frayser (1891) also appeared as:
- Translation: La mort de Halprin Frayser [French] (1956)
- Translation: De dood van Halpin Frayser [Dutch] (1967)
- Translation: Der Tod von Halpin Frayser [German] (1968)
- Translation: Halpin Fraysers Tod [German] (1973) [as by Ambroce Bierce]
- Translation: La morte di Halpin Frayser [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: La muerte de Halpin Frayser [Spanish] (1999)
- Translation: Halpin Fraysers Tod [German] (1999)
- Translation: Moartea lui Halpin Frayser [Romanian] (2005)
- Translation: La morte di Halpin Frayser [Italian] (2021)
An Adventure at Brownville (1892) also appeared as:
- Variant: An Occurrence at Brownville (1893)
- Variant: An Occurrence at Brownville (1903) [as by Ambrose Bierce and Miss Ina Lillian Peterson]
- Variant: An Adventure at Brownville (1909) [as by Ambrose Bierce and Miss Ina Lillian Peterson]
- Translation: Een avontuur in Brownsville [Dutch] (1967) [as by Ambrose Bierce and Ina Lillian Peterson]
- Translation: Un'avventura a Brownville [Italian] (1988)
John Bartine's Watch (1893) also appeared as:
- Variant: John Bartine's Watch: A Story Written from the Notes of a Physician (1903)
- Variant: John Bartine's Watch: A Story by a Physician (1910)
- Translation: John Bartines Uhr [German] (1965)
- Translation: John Bartines horloge [Dutch] (1967)
- Translation: Ceasul lui John Bartine [Romanian] (1984)
- Translation: L'orologio di John Bartine [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: Ceasul lui John Bartine [Romanian] (2005)
The Hypnotist (1893)
The Damned Thing (1893) also appeared as:
- Variant: That Damned Thing (1893)
- Variant: The Damned Thing (1893) [as by Ambrose G. Bierce]
- Translation: Het Vervloekte Ding [Dutch] (1949)
- Translation: Das verfluchte Ding [German] (1963)
- Translation: Dat vervloekte ding [Dutch] (1967)
- Translation: L'infernale créature [French] (1967)
- Translation: La maldita cosa [Spanish] (1972)
- Translation:
  Jivina nevăzută^?Jivina nevazuta
  [Romanian] (1974)
- Translation: Prokletinje [Croatian] (1982)
- Translation: La cosa maledetta [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: La creatura infernale [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: Das verfluchte Ding [German] (1989)
- Translation:
  Blestemăția^?Blestematia
  [Romanian] (2005)
A Jug of Sirup (1893) also appeared as:
- Variant: A Jug of Syrup (1893)
- Translation: Ein Siruptopf [German] (1965)
- Translation: Una caraffa di sciroppo [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: Una giara di sciroppo [Italian] (1991)
- Translation: Un tarro de almíbar [Spanish] (1999)
- Translation: Clondirul cu sirop [Romanian] (2005)
The Pavoir (1899)
A Night at Moxon's (1899) also appeared as:
- Variant: Moxon's Master (1910)
- Translation: Moxons Herr und Meister [German] (1963)
- Translation: La creatura di Moxon [Italian] (1964)
- Translation: Una partida de ajedrez [Spanish] (1966)
- Translation: Moxons leermeester [Dutch] (1967)
- Translation:
  Stăpînul lui Moxon^?Stapinul lui Moxon
  [Romanian] (1973)
- Translation: Moxons Meister [German] (1978)
- Translation: Moxonov gospodar [Croatian] (1981)
- Translation: Moxons Meister [German] (1983)
- Translation: Moxons Meister [German] (1983)
- Translation: O feitiço e o feiticeiro [Portuguese] (1985)
- Translation: Stärker als Moxon [German] (1985)
- Translation: El maestro de Moxon [Spanish] (1988)
- Translation: La creatura di Moxon [Italian] (1988)
- Translation:
  Stăpânul lui Moxon^?Stapanul lui Moxon
  Stapinul lui Moxon
  [Romanian] (2005)
A Diagnosis of Death (1901) also appeared as:
- Translation: Eine Todesdiagnose [German] (1963)
- Translation: Una diagnosi di morte [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: Constatare de deces [Romanian] (2005)
John Mortonson's Funeral (1906) also appeared as:
- Translation: Les funérailles de John Mortonson [French] (1961)
- Translation: De begrafenis van John Mortonson [Dutch] (1981)
- Translation: Il funerale di John Mortonson [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: Funeraliile lui John Mortonson [Romanian] (2005)
- Translation: O funeral de John Mortonson [Portuguese] (2011)
One Summer Night (1906) also appeared as:
- Translation: In einer Sommernacht [German] (1969)
- Translation: Op een zomeravond ... [Dutch] (1980)
- Translation: Likplundrarna [Swedish] (1982)
- Translation: Op een zomeravond ... [Dutch] (1982)
- Translation: Une nuit d'été [French] (1987)
- Translation:
  Noapte de vară^?Noapte de vara
  [Romanian] (2005)
- Translation: Una noche de verano [Spanish] (2011)
- Translation: Un sera d'estate [Italian] (2020)
Staley Fleming's Hallucination (1906) also appeared as:
- Translation: Staley Flemings Halluzination [German] (1965)
- Translation: Staley Flemings Halluzination [German] (1977)
- Translation: L'allucinazione di Stanley Fleming [Italian] (1988)
- Translation:
  Halucinațiile lui Stanley Fleming^?Halucinatiile lui Stanley Fleming
  [Romanian] (2005)
The Moonlit Road (1907) also appeared as:
- Translation: De weg in het maanlicht [Dutch] (1957)
- Translation: Die Straße im Mondlicht [German] (1965)
- Translation: Eine Straße im Mondschein [German] (1968)
- Translation: La strada illuminata dalla luna [Italian] (1986)
- Translation: La route au clair de lune [French] (1987)
- Translation: La strada illuminata dalla luna [Italian] (1988)
- Translation:
  Mesečinom obasjani put^?Mesecinom obasjani put
  Mesechinom obasjani put
  [Serbian] (1990) [as by Embrouz Birs]
- Translation: El camino a la luz de la luna [Spanish] (1999)
- Translation:
  Drum sub clar de lună^?Drum sub clar de luna
  [Romanian] (2005)
- Translation:
  月下の道^?Gekka no michi
  [Japanese] (2013) [as by
  アンブローズ・ビアス^?Anburōzu Biasu
  Anburoozu Biasu
  ]
- Variant: Moonlit Road (2018)
Beyond the Wall (1907) also appeared as:
- Translation: Au-delà du mur [French] (1987)
- Translation: Oltre il muro [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: Dincolo de zid [Romanian] (2005)
A Resumed Identity (1908) also appeared as:
- Translation: Eine wiedergewonnene Identität [German] (1963)
- Translation:
  O identitate regăsită^?O identitate regasita
  [Romanian] (1974)
- Translation: Antagen identitet [Swedish] (1981)
- Translation:
  Identitate furată^?Identitate furata
  [Romanian] (2005)
The Man (1908)
Ashes of the Beacon: An Historical Monograph Written in 4930 (1909) also appeared as:
- Variant: Ashes of the Beacon (2012)
For the Ahkoond (1909) also appeared as:
- Translation: Al servizio dell'Ahkoond [Italian] (1991)
John Smith Liberator: (From a Newspaper of the Far Future) (1909)
The Stranger (1909) also appeared as:
- Variant: A Stranger (1909)
- Translation: El desconocido [Spanish] (1963)
- Translation: De vreemdeling [Dutch] (1967)
- Translation: Necunoscutul [Romanian] (1981)
- Translation: Lo straniero [Italian] (1988)
- Translation:
  Străinul^?Strainul
  [Romanian] (2005)
Fables from "Fun" (1911)
The Mystery of the Ultimate Hills (1913)
Aus dem Wörtbuch des Teufels (Auszug) [German] (1965)
Fiara nevăzută^?Fiara nevazuta
[Romanian] (1972)
Omul și șarpele^?Omul si sarpele
[Romanian] (1972)
Cîntarea prefacerilor și îndreptărilor^?Cintarea prefacerilor si indreptarilor
Cintarea prefacerilor shi indreptarilor
[Romanian] (1974)
Delegația^?Delegatia
[Romanian] (1974)
Iedul și țapul^?ledul si tapul
[Romanian] (1974)
Iepurele și țestoasa^?lepurele si testoasa
[Romanian] (1974)
Perry Chumley's Eclipse (1984)
A Culinary Challenge (1987)
Religion of Error (1987)
The Lion and the Mouse (1987)
The Ox and the Ass (1987)
The Pentitent Thief (1987)
Fables from the Devil's Dictionary (2000)
Uncollected Fables (2000)
Fables (2006) with Mark Twain
A Scientific Dream (2012)
A Story at the Club (2012)
Authenticating a Ghost (2012)
Jenseits der Wand [German] (2017)

Poem Series

Californian Summer Pictures
- The Foot-Hill Resort (1980)
- To the Happy Hunting Ground (1980)
Fables in Rhyme
- The Co-defendants (1897)
- A Pair of Opposites (1988)
- In Consequence of Applause (1988)
- In Dogland (1988)
- The Degenerate (1988)
- The Sleeping Lion (1988)
- The Vain Cat (1988)
- A Socialist (2000)

Poems

Another Way (1887)
From "The Death of Halpin Frayser" (1891)
A Vision of Doom (1903)
Constancy (1903)
The Division Superintendent (1903)
Vice Versa (1903)
Ghost (1911)
The Mummy (1911)
The Unfallen Brave (1925)
A Learner (1980)
A Mystery (1980)
A Possibility (1980)
A Rational Anthem (1980)
A Study in Gray (1980)
A Voluptuary (1980)
Again (1980)
Arbor Day (1980)
Avalon (1980)
Basilica (1980)
Contemplation (1980)
Creation (1980)
Dead (1980)
Francine (1980)
Geotheos (1980)
Invocation (1980)
J. F. B. (1980)
Justice (1980)
Laus Lucis (1980)
Light Lie the Earth Upon His Dear Dead Heart (1980)
Man Is Long Ages Dead (1980)
Montefiore (1980)
Nanine (1980)
On Stone (1980)
One Morning (1980)
Oneiromancy (1980)
Presentiment (1980)
Religion (1980)
Reminded (1980)
Restored (1980)
Saralthia's Soliloquy (1980)
Something in the Papers (1980)
Song of the Dead Body (1980)
T. A. H. (1980)
Tempora Mutantur (1980)
The Bride (1980)
The Death of Grant (1980)
The Golden Age (1980)
The King of Bores (1980)
The Passing Show (1980)
The Perverted Village (1980)
To Dog (1980)
To Maude (1980)
To My Laundress (1980)
To Nanine (1980)
To One Across the Way (1980)
A Constructor (1987)
A Dilemma (1987)
A Kit (1987)
A Trencher-Knight (1987)
An Error (1987)
Another Aspirant (1987)
Arma Virumque (1987)
Art (1987)
Arthur McEwen (1987)
Bereavement (1987)
Business (1987)
Compliance (1987)
Detected (1987)
Financial News (1987)
Genesis (1987)
In Warning (1987)
Metempsychosis (1987)
Philosopher Bimm (1987)
Reconciliation (1987)
Religious Progress (1987)
The Genesis of Crime (1987)
The Hesitating Veteran (1987)
The Humorist (1987)
The Scurril Press (1987)
The Transmigrations of a Soul (1987)
To an Aspirant (1987)
To Oscar Wilde (1987)
Unexpounded (1987)
With a Book (1987)

Essays

A Capital Crime (1868)
Scudder Comes (1868)
Board of Eduction Boring (1869)
Christianity in Action (1869)
Co-education Coercion (1869)
Educating the Heathens (1869)
Farewell and Amen (1869)
Orderly Progression (1869)
School Prayer (1869)
Scudder Anticipates (1869)
Scudder Evolves (1869)
Sunday in San Francisco (1869)
Sunday in San Francisco, Continued (1869)
The Editor and the Monkey (1869)
The Practical Parson (1869)
An Editorial Paradox (1870)
Born Again—and Again (1870)
Bret Harte: The Professor (1870)
California Pioneer's Smile (1870)
Decanting Journalism (1870)
Editorial Truths (1870)
Education's Benefits (1870)
Faithful Followers (1870)
Mark Twain Marries (1870)
Mark Twain Prospers (1870)
Mark Twain Retires (1870)
More Christianity in Action (1870)
Murderous Madness (1870)
The Shame of Satire (1870)
Board of Education Purging (1871)
Bret Harte: The Editor (1871)
Decanting Still Necessary (1871)
Eliminating Wickedness (1871)
Irreproachable Evidence (1871)
Literally and Habitually (1871)
Scudder Departs (1871)
The Treatment of Drunkards (1871)
Theory and Practice (1871)
Matrimonial Rights (1872)
Merit in Suicide (1872)
The Mangle of Satire (1872)
The Pride of the Press (1872)
Editor's Prescription Denied (1877)
Honest Differences (1877)
Enlightened Self-Interest (1878)
Mark Twain Holds Forth (1878)
On Encouraging Amateurs (1878)
The Business of Business (1878)
The Political Horizon (1878)
The Right to Rule (1878)
The Value of the Press (1878)
Bible Belts (1881)
Do You Swear, Too? (1881)
The Tourist Trade (1881)
On Common Sense (1882)
Prosperous Penitents (1882)
Republicans All (1882)
The Ineffable Oscar Wilde (1882)
Rascals Rule (1883)
The Eastern Literary Conspiracy (1883)
The Grace of God (1883)
Bancroft's Library (1884)
On Socialism (1884)
The Electoral Process (1884)
Art for Whose Sake? (1885)
Marshall's Relier (1885)
Mourning Glories (1885)
Peace on Earth (1885)
Newspaper War (1886)
Visions of the Night (1887) also appeared as:
- Translation: Visionen der Nacht [German] (1969)
On Deterrence (1892)
Preface (In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians) (1898) also appeared as:
- Variant: Preface to the First Edition (In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians) (1909)
The Clothing of Ghosts (1902)
Small Contributions (Cosmopolitan Magazine, March 1907) (1907)
Write It Right (1909)
Small Contributions (Cosmopolitan Magazine, February 1909) (1909)
Preface (The Devil's Dictionary) (1911) also appeared as:
- Translation: Voorwoord van Ambrose Bierce bij de uitgave van 1911 [Dutch] (1969)
- Variant: Author's Preface (The Devil's Dictionary) (2004)
Din "Dicționarul Diavolului" (Excerpts from "The Devil's Dictionary")^?Din "Dictionarul Diavolului" (Excerpts from "The Devil's Dictionary")
[Romanian] (1974)
A Dubious Vindication (1987)
Disintroductions (1987)
Epigrams on Women (1987)
On Putting One's Hand Into One's Belly (1987)
Taking Oneself Off (1987)
The American Chair (1987)
The Late Lamented (1987)
To Elevate the Stage (1987)

Non-Genre Titles

Collections

Civil War Stories (1994)

Short Fiction

Curried Cow (1874) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Vaca țesălată^?Vaca tesalata
  [Romanian] (1974)
Why I Am Not Editing "The Stinger" (1874)
Corrupting the Press (1874)
A Providential Intimation (1874)
The Baptism of Dobsho (1874)
The Race at Left Bower (1874)
Mr. Masthead, Journalist (1874)
Mr. Swiddler's Flip-Flap (1874) also appeared as:
- Translation: Sauts et sots sont périlleux...: ou les rails de la grâce [French] (1963)
The Failure of Hope & Wandel (1874)
George Thurston (1883) also appeared as:
- Variant: George Thurston: Three Incidents in the Life of a Man (1909)
- Translation: George Thurston [German] (1963)
- Translation:
  George Thurston – Trei incidente din viața unui bărbat^?George Thurston - Trei incidente din viata unui barbat
  [Romanian] (1974)
Jupiter Doke, Brigadier-General (1885) also appeared as:
- Variant: Jupiter Doke, Brigadier General (1885)
An Imperfect Conflagration (1886) also appeared as:
- Translation: Eine unvollkommene Feuersbrunst [German] (1965)
Killed at Resaca (1887) also appeared as:
- Translation: Gefallen bei Resaca [German] (1963)
- Translation:
  Ucis la Resaca^?Ucis la Resaca
  [Romanian] (1974)
The Man Out of the Nose (1887) also appeared as:
- Translation: L'uomo fuori dal naso [Italian] (1988)
A Son of the Gods (1888) also appeared as:
- Variant: A Son of the Gods: A Study in the Historical Present Tense (1891)
- Variant: A Son of the Gods: A Study in the Present Tense (1909)
- Translation:
  Un fiu al zeilor^?Un fiu al zeilor
  [Romanian] (1974)
One Officer, One Man (1889) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Un ofițer, un soldat^?Un ofiter, un soldat
  [Romanian] (1974)
The Coup de Grâce (1889) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Coup de Grace (1889)
- Translation:
  Der Gnadenstoß^?Der Gnadenstoss
  [German] (1965)
- Translation:
  Lovitura de grație^?Lovitura de gratie
  [Romanian] (1974)
- Translation: Armonisku [Finnish] (1996)
The Affair at Coulter's Notch (1889) also appeared as:
- Translation: Das gefecht in Coulters Schluch [German] (1963)
The Major's Tale (1890) also appeared as:
- Translation: La storia del capo di battaglione [Italian] (1991)
The Story of a Conscience (1890) also appeared as:
- Translation: Die Geschichte eines Gewissens [German] (1963)
- Translation:
  Povestea unei conștiințe^?Povestea unei constiinte
  [Romanian] (1974)
Parker Adderson, Philosopher (1891) also appeared as:
- Variant: Parker Adderson Philosopher (1891)
- Translation: Parker Adderson, Philosoph [German] (1963)
- Translation:
  Parker Adderson, filozof^?Parker Adderson, filozof
  [Romanian] (1974)
- Translation: Parker Adderson, filosofi [Finnish] (1996)
A Lady from Redhorse (1891) also appeared as:
- Variant: An Heiress from Redhorse (1891)
- Translation:
  O domnișoară de la Redhorse^?O domnisoara de la Redhorse
  [Romanian] (1974)
- Translation: La signora di Redhorse [Italian] (1988)
The Mocking-Bird (1891) also appeared as:
- Translation: Die Spotdrossel [German] (1965)
- Translation:
  Mierla^?Mierla
  [Romanian] (1974)
The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter (1892) also appeared as:
- Translation: La figlia del boia [Italian] (1991)
The Applicant (1892) also appeared as:
- Translation: Der Bittsteller [German] (1965)
- Translation:
  Solicitantul^?Solicitantul
  [Romanian] (1974)
- Translation: L'aspirante [Italian] (1988)
One Kind of Officer (1893) also appeared as:
- Translation: Ein sonderbarer Offizier [German] (1963)
- Translation: Auch ein Offizier [German] (1965)
An Affair of Outposts (1897)
A Sole Survivor (1925)

Essays

Summary Bibliography: Ambrose Bierce

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