• Publication: Fantastic FablesPublication Record # 339102
• Author: Ambrose Bierce
• Date: 1899-00-00
• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
• Pages: xi+194
• Format:
  hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
• Type: COLLECTION
• Webpages: hdl.handle.net
• External IDs:
  • OCLC/WorldCat: 558025290
  • Reginald-1: 01258

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• 1 • The Moral Principle and the Material Interest • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 2 • The Crimson Candle • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 3 • The Blotted Escutcheon and the Soiled Ermine • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 4 • The Ingenious Patriot • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 6 • Two Kings • [Fantastic Fables] • (1892) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 6 • An Officer and a Thug • [Fantastic Fables] • (1887) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 7 • The Conscientious Official • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 8 • How Leisure Came • [Fantastic Fables] • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 9 • The Moral Sentiment • [Fantastic Fables] • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 10 • The Politicians • [Fantastic Fables] • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 11 • The Thoughtful Warden • [Fantastic Fables] • (1889) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 12 • The Treasury and the Arms • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 12 • The Christian Serpent • [Fantastic Fables] • (1887) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 12 • The Broom of the Temple • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 14 • The Critics • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 15 • The Foolish Woman • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 16 • Father and Son • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 16 • The Discontented Malefactor • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 17 • A Call to Quit • [Fantastic Fables] • (1892) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 18 • The Man and the Lightning • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 18 • The Lassoed Bear • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 20 • The Ineffective Rooter • [Fantastic Fables] • (1890) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 20 • A Protagonist of Silver • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 21 • The Holy Deacon • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 22 • A Hasty Settlement • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 23 • The Wooden Guns • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 24 • The Reform School Board • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 24 • The Poet's Doom • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 26 • The Noser and the Note • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 27 • The Cat and the King • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 27 • The Literary Astronomer • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 28 • The Lion and the Rattlesnake • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 30 • The Man with No Enemies • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 30 • The Alderman and the Raccoon • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 31 • The Flying-Machine • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 31 • The Angel's Tear • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 32 • The City of Political Distinction • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 34 • The Party Over There • [Fantastic Fables] • (1892) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 35 • The Poetess of Reform • [Fantastic Fables] • (1891) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 37 • The Unchanged Diplomatist • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 38 • An Invitation • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 39 • The Ashes of Madame Blavatsky • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 40 • The Opossum of the Future • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 41 • The Life-Savers • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 42 • The Australian Grasshopper • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 44 • The Pavior • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 44 • The Tried Assassin • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 45 • The Bumbo of Jiam • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 46 • The Two Poets • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 47 • The Thistles Upon the Grave • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 48 • The Shadow of the Leader • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 48 • The Sagacious Rat • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 49 • The Member and the Soap • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 49 • Alarm and Pride • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 50 • A Causeway • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 51 • Two in Trouble • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 52 • The Witch's Steed • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 52 • The All Dog • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 53 • The Farmer's Friend • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 53 • Physicians Two • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 54 • The Overlooked Factor • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 55 • A Racial Parallel • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 56 • The Honest Cadi • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 57 • The Kangaroo and the Zebra • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 57 • A Matter of Method • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 58 • The Man of Principle • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 59 • The Returned Californian • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 59 • The Compassionate Physician • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 60 • Two of the Damned • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 61 • The Austere Governor • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 62 • Religions of Error • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 63 • The Penitent Elector • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 64 • The Tail of the Sphinx • [Fantastic Fables] • (1893) • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 65 • A Prophet of Evil • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 65 • The Crew of the Life-Boat • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 66 • A Treaty of Peace • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 68 • The Nightside of Character • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 69 • The Faithful Cashier • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 70 • The Circular Clew • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 71 • The Devoted Widow • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 71 • The Hardy Patriots • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 72 • The Humble Peasant • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 74 • The Various Delegation • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 75 • The No Case • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 76 • A Harmless Visitor • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 77 • The Judge and the Rash Act • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 78 • The Prerogative of Might • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 79 • An Inflated Ambition • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 79 • Rejected Services • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 80 • The Power of the Scalawag • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 80 • At Large—One Temper • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 81 • The Seeker and the Sought • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 82 • His Fly-Speck Majesty • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 83 • The Pugilist's Diet • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 83 • The Old Man and the Pupil • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 84 • The Deceased and His Heirs • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 85 • The Politicians and the Plunder • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 86 • The Man and the Wart • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 87 • The Divided Delegation • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 88 • A Forfeited Right • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 89 • Revenge • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 90 • An Optimist • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 91 • A Valuable Suggestion • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 92 • Two Footpads • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 92 • Equipped for Service • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 93 • The Basking Cyclone • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 93 • At the Pole • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 94 • The Optimist and the Cynic • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 95 • The Poet and the Editor • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 97 • The Taken Hand • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 97 • An Unspeakable Imbecile • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 98 • A Needful War • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 99 • The Mine Owner and the Jackass • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 100 • The Dog and the Physician • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 100 • The Party Manager and the Gentleman • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 102 • The Legislator and the Citizen • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 103 • The Rainmaker • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 104 • The Citizen and the Snakes • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 105 • Fortune and the Fabulist • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 106 • A Smiling Idol • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 107 • Philosophers Three • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 108 • The Boneless King • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 109 • Uncalculating Zeal • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 110 • A Transposition • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 111 • The Honest Citizen • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 112 • A Creaking Tail • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 112 • Wasted Sweets • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 113 • Six and One • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 114 • The Sportsman and the Squirrel • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 115 • The Fogy and the Sheik • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 116 • At Heaven's Gate • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 118 • The Catted Anarchist • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 119 • The Honourable Member • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Honorable Member 1988)
• 120 • The Expatriated Boss • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 120 • An Inadequate Fee • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 121 • The Judge and the Plaintiff • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 122 • The Return of the Representative • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 123 • A Statesman • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 124 • Two Dogs • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 124 • Three Recruits • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 125 • The Mirror • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 126 • Saint and Sinner • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 127 • An Antidote • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 127 • A Weary Echo • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 128 • The Ingenious Blackmailer • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 129 • A Talisman • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 129 • The Ancient Order • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 130 • A Fatal Disorder • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 131 • The Massacre • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 132 • A Ship and a Man • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 133 • Congress and the People • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 134 • The Justice and His Accuser • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 134 • The Highwayman and the Traveller • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of The Highwayman and the Traveler)
• 135 • The Policeman and the Citizen • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 136 • The Writer and the Tramps • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 136 • Two Politicians • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 137 • The Fugitive Office • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 138 • The Tyrant Frog • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 138 • The Eligible Son-in-Law • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 139 • The Statesman and the Horse • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 140 • An Ærophobe • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 141 • The Thrift of Strength • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 141 • The Good Government • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 142 • The Life-Saver • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 143 • The Man and the Bird • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 144 • From the Minutes • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 145 • Three of a Kind • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 145 • The Fabulist and the Animals • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 147 • A Revivalist Revived • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 148 • The Debaters • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 149 • Two of the Pious • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 149 • The Desperate Object • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 150 • The Appropriate Memorial • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 151 • A Needless Labour • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of A Needless Labor)
• 151 • A Flourishing Industry • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 152 • The Self-Made Monkey • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 15 • The Patriot and the Banker • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 153 • The Mourning Brothers • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 154 • The Disinterested Arbiter • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 155 • The Thief and the Honest Man • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 155 • The Dutiful Son • [Fantastic Fables] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 159 • The Cat and the Youth • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 159 • The Farmer and His Sons • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 160 • Jupiter and the Baby Show • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 160 • The Man and the Dog • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 161 • The Cat and the Birds • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 162 • Mercury and the Woodchopper • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 162 • The Fox and the Grapes • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 162 • The Penitent Thief • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 163 • The Archer and the Eagle • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 163 • Truth and the Traveller • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of Truth and the Traveler 1988)
• 164 • The Wolf and the Lamb • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 164 • The Lion and the Boar • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 165 • The Grasshopper and the Ant • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 165 • The Fisher and the Fished • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 166 • The Farmer and the Fox • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 166 • Dame Fortune and the Traveller • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce (variant of Dame Fortune and the Traveler 1988)
• 167 • The Victor and the Victim • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 167 • The Wolf and the Shepherds • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 168 • The Goose and the Swan • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 168 • The Lion, the Cock, and the Ass • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 169 • The Snake and the Swallow • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 169 • The Wolves and the Dogs • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 170 • The Hen and the Vipers • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 170 • A Seasonable Joke • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 170 • The Lion and the Thorn • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 171 • The Fawn and the Buck • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 172 • The Kite, the Pigeons, and the Hawk • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 172 • The Wolf and the Babe • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 172 • The Wolf and the Ostrich • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 173 • The Herdsman and the Lion • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 173 • The Man and the Viper • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 174 • The Man and the Eagle • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 174 • The War-Horse and the Miller • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 175 • The Dog and the Reflection • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 175 • The Man and the Fish-Horn • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 176 • The Hare and the Tortoise (Aesopus Emendatus) • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 177 • Hercules and the Carter • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 177 • The Lion and the Bull • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 178 • The Man and His Goose • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 178 • The Wolf and the Feeding Goat • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 179 • Jupiter and the Birds • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 180 • The Lion and the Mouse (Aesopus Emendatus) • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 180 • The Old Man and His Sons • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 181 • The Crab and His Son • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 181 • The North Wind and the Sun • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 82 • The Mountain and the Mouse • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 182 • The Bellamy and the Members • [Æsopus Emendatus] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 185 • The Wolf and the Crane • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 185 • The Lion and the Mouse (Old Saws with New Teeth) • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 186 • The Hares and the Frogs • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 186 • The Belly and the Members • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 187 • The Piping Fisherman • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 188 • The Ants and the Grasshopper • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 188 • The Dog and His Reflection • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 189 • The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 189 • The Ass in the Lion's Skin • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 190 • The Ass and the Grasshoppers • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 190 • The Wolf and the Lion • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 191 • The Hare and the Tortoise (Old Saws with New Teeth) • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 192 • The Milkmaid and Her Bucket • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 192 • King Log and King Stork • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 193 • The Wolf Who Would Be a Lion • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 193 • The Monkey and the Nuts • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce
• 194 • The Boys and the Frogs • [Old Saws with New Teeth] • short story by Ambrose Bierce