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B. J. Harrison Reads The Death of Halpin Frayser

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B. J. Harrison Reads The Death of Halpin Frayser
av Ambrose Bierce
Halpin Frayser awakes from a dreamless sleep and the only thing in his mind was the words "Catherine Larue". Frayer feels a shiver down his spine because this was not the first strange thing he had experienced that day. Earlier, he was hunting in the forest but he could feel that something was not quite right. The picture of a haunted forest dripping with blood had come up in his mind. He had seen himself writing a poem with blood. The corpse of his mother had been in front of him.
When one day later a detective finds Frayser"s lifeless body, many questions begin to arise.

Ambrose Bierce was an American author and journalist who lived in the period 1842 - 1914. He is best known for his horror short stories, but he was also considered to be one of the pioneering writers of realist fiction. Ambrose Bierce was often called "Bitter Bierce" because of his cynicism and sardonic view of human nature, a point of view which transpires mainly in "The Devil"s Dictionary", a work which was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature". Other popular works by Bierce are "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "Tales of Soldiers and Civilians". Ambrose Bierce"s interesting life ended as if it had been plotted by himself. The last that is known of him is a letter he wrote to a friend, which said "I leave here tomorrow for an unknown destination", and he was never seen again.

B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.

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The Parenticide Club
av Ambrose Bierce
"The Parenticide Club" features four short-stories about a family murder, as seen from the eye of its most innocent member, who just might be the murderer himself.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) was an American writer, journalist, critic, poet, and Civil War veteran, best known for The Devil's Dictionary (1911). He dominated the horror genre as the preeminent innovator of supernatural storytelling in the period between the death of Edgar Allan Poe and the rise of H.P. Lovecraft. Bierce"s death was as mysterious as his strange stories; sometime around 1914 he left for Mexico, wanting to experience the Mexican Revolution firsthand, and was never to be seen again.

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B. J. Harrison Reads An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Tales

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B. J. Harrison Reads An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Tales
av Ambrose Bierce
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Tales" is a collection of 23 stories by the American author Ambrose Bierce. It consists of some of the author"s best known works such as "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", "Chickamauga", "A Horseman in the Sky" and many others.
The American Civil War, execution of plantation owner, twist endings, stream of consciousness narration, soldiers who are morally challenged, horses running through the sky, murder and supernatural occurrences. The collection of stories promises to take up not only those, but also more intriguing cases.

Ambrose Bierce was an American author and journalist who lived in the period 1842 - 1914. He is best known for his horror short stories, but he was also considered to be one of the pioneering writers of realist fiction. Ambrose Bierce was often called "Bitter Bierce" because of his cynicism and sardonic view of human nature, a point of view which transpires mainly in "The Devil"s Dictionary", a work which was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature". Other popular works by Bierce are "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "Tales of Soldiers and Civilians". Ambrose Bierce"s interesting life ended as if it had been plotted by himself. The last that is known of him is a letter he wrote to a friend, which said "I leave here tomorrow for an unknown destination", and he was never seen again.

B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.

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B. J. Harrison Reads The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter

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B. J. Harrison Reads The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter
av Ambrose Bierce
Monk Ambrosius arrives at a rural monastery and the last thing he expects to happen is to be drawn into sympathy with a young girl. Her name is Benedicta, the local hangman"s daughter. Ambrosius is not allowed to spend time with Benedicta but he opposes his superiors and stands by her side until a young impetuous man confronts him.
The battle between mind and heart is fierce. Find out what will prevail in Ambrose Bierce"s story "The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter".

Ambrose Bierce was an American author and journalist who lived in the period 1842 - 1914. He is best known for his horror short stories, but he was also considered to be one of the pioneering writers of realist fiction. Ambrose Bierce was often called "Bitter Bierce" because of his cynicism and sardonic view of human nature, a point of view which transpires mainly in "The Devil"s Dictionary", a work which was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature". Other popular works by Bierce are "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "Tales of Soldiers and Civilians". Ambrose Bierce"s interesting life ended as if it had been plotted by himself. The last that is known of him is a letter he wrote to a friend, which said "I leave here tomorrow for an unknown destination", and he was never seen again.

B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.

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B. J. Harrison Reads The Moonlit Road
av Ambrose Bierce
Joel Hetman Jr. is summoned home because his mother was found dead. The only thing his father saw was an unknown man fleeing their home. The murderer was never found and the crime case turned to a mystery. One night Joel and his father were walking down a moonlit road when suddenly the father saw a pale figure. Was it a ghost or was he going crazy?
Joel will finally find out what happened to his mother. "The Moonlit Road" by Ambrose Bierce holds all the answers.

Ambrose Bierce was an American author and journalist who lived in the period 1842 - 1914. He is best known for his horror short stories, but he was also considered to be one of the pioneering writers of realist fiction. Ambrose Bierce was often called "Bitter Bierce" because of his cynicism and sardonic view of human nature, a point of view which transpires mainly in "The Devil"s Dictionary", a work which was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature". Other popular works by Bierce are "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "Tales of Soldiers and Civilians". Ambrose Bierce"s interesting life ended as if it had been plotted by himself. The last that is known of him is a letter he wrote to a friend, which said "I leave here tomorrow for an unknown destination", and he was never seen again.

B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.

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Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War
av Ambrose Bierce
In 'Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War: Bits of Autobiography,' Bierce recounts some of his experiences as a soldier.
At the outset of the American Civil War, Bierce enlisted in the Union Army's 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment. In February 1862 he was commissioned First Lieutenant, and served on the staff of General William Babcock Hazen as a topographical engineer, making maps of likely battlefields. Bierce fought at the Battle of Shiloh (April 1862), a terrifying experience that became a source for several later short-stories as well as the memoir, 'What I Saw of Shiloh'. In June 1864, he sustained a serious head wound at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, and spent the rest of the summer on furlough, returning to active duty in September. He was discharged from the army in January 1865.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) was an American writer, journalist, critic, poet, and Civil War veteran, best known for 'The Devil's Dictionary' (1911). He dominated the horror genre as the preeminent innovator of supernatural storytelling in the period between the death of Edgar Allan Poe and the rise of H.P. Lovecraft. Bierce"s death was as mysterious as his strange stories; sometime around 1914 he left for Mexico, wanting to experience the Mexican Revolution firsthand, and was never to be seen again.

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B. J. Harrison Reads The Middle Toe of the Right Foot

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B. J. Harrison Reads The Middle Toe of the Right Foot
av Ambrose Bierce
A man named Manton killed his wife and his two children and managed to get away with it. Ten years later he returns to the house where the crime was committed. He is recognized by the locals and he is provoked into a duel which is to be held in the haunted house where Manton killed his family. The locals were aiming to scare Manton away. However, the day after the duel Manton was found dead.
Was it Manton"s opponent who had killed him or had the ghost of his past caught up to him? Find out the answers in Ambrose Bierce"s ghost story "The Middle Toe of the Right Foot".

Ambrose Bierce was an American author and journalist who lived in the period 1842 - 1914. He is best known for his horror short stories, but he was also considered to be one of the pioneering writers of realist fiction. Ambrose Bierce was often called "Bitter Bierce" because of his cynicism and sardonic view of human nature, a point of view which transpires mainly in "The Devil"s Dictionary", a work which was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature". Other popular works by Bierce are "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "Tales of Soldiers and Civilians". Ambrose Bierce"s interesting life ended as if it had been plotted by himself. The last that is known of him is a letter he wrote to a friend, which said "I leave here tomorrow for an unknown destination", and he was never seen again.

B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.

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500 Quotations from the Great Philosophers of the 20th Century

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500 Quotations from the Great Philosophers of the 20th Century
av Ambrose Bierce, Sigmund Freud, Emil Cioran, Gaston Bachelard, Carl Jung
While we tend to think of the great thinkers as hailing from Ancient Greece, the 20th century has had more than its fair share of sharp minds.

'500 Quotations from the Great Philosophers of the 20th Century" is a collection of reflections, insights, and observations from some of the best brains of that era.

A superb book for dipping in and out of, this makes a great gift for anyone with an interest in history or philosophy.

Born in Ohio, Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914) went on to write one of the greatest American novels of all time, 'The Devil"s Dictionary." Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939) was an Austrian neurologist who founded the science of psychoanalysis. A Romanian, Emil Cioran (1911-1995) was an acclaimed philosopher who embraced nihilism and pessimism in his ideology.

One of the founders of analytical psychology, Carl Jung (1875 - 1961) was a Swiss psychoanalyst and psychologist who had a huge impact on psychology as a science. Gaston Bachelard (1884 - 1962) was born in Bar-sur-Aube and went on to become an important scientific philosopher.

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400 Quotes from Little-known Philosophers

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400 Quotes from Little-known Philosophers
av Ambrose Bierce, Epictetus, Emil Cioran, Gaston Bachelard
While most of us have heard of the likes of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, there is a host of less-famous philosophers who have just as much to say.

'400 Quotes from Little-known Philosophers" is a collection of thoughts, observations, and reflections made by those that history hasn"t chosen for the Big League.

Spanning the centuries, these quotes are just as fascinating, insightful, and relevant, as those whose names are synonymous with philosophy.

A superb and inspirational book to browse through, '400 Quotes from Little-known Philosophers" is ideal for anyone needing a bit of extra motivation throughout their day.

Born in Ohio, Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914) went on to write one of the greatest American novels of all time, 'The Devil"s Dictionary." A Romanian, Emil Cioran (1911 - 1995) was an acclaimed philosopher, who embraced nihilism and pessimism in his ideology.

A former slave, Epictetus (50 AD - C 135) went on to promote philosophy as a way of life rather than a set of beliefs. Gaston Bachelard (1884 - 1962) was born in Bar-sur-Aube and went on to become an important scientific philosopher.

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100 Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
av Ambrose Bierce
'100 Quotes by Ambrose Bierce" is a selection of thoughts, observations, and sayings by one of the most inventive minds of the 19th century.

Bierce"s obsession with the preposterousness of death takes centre stage, shot through with pithy humour, and comments on human nature.

A superb read for fans of horror and historical fiction alike, this book is an excellent addition to any library.

Born in Ohio, Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914) became one of the most influential writers in American literary history. After fighting in the American Civil War, where he got severely wounded, Bierce moved to San Francisco.

A writer for 'Hearst Magazines" until 1909, Bierce carved out a formidable reputation as a journalist, with his experiences in the Civil War laying the foundations for many of his literary works. His style highlighted the futility of war and questioned the importance of dying for beliefs, rather than knowledge.

In addition to writing about the gritty absurdities of war, Bierce became a respected writer of horror, his stories acting as inspiration for various TV shows and films, including 'The Twilight Zone," and 'Old Gringo," starring Jane Fonda and Gregory Peck.

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Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
av Ambrose Bierce, Stacy Keach, Carl Amari
A Confederate spy is spared death when the rope meant to hang him miraculously breaks. Or does it?

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Beyond Carcosa
av Ambrose Bierce, Robert W Chambers, Edgar Allan Poe, William Butler Yeats, Steven Archer
"For there be divers sorts of death-some wherein the body remaineth; and in some it vanisheth quite away with the spirit."- An Inhabitant of Carcosa, by Ambrose Bierce"Direct me, I beseech you, to Carcosa."- An Inhabitant of Carcosa, by Ambrose Bierce"Strange is the night where black stars rise, / And strange moons circle through the skies / But stranger still is / Lost Carcosa"- Verse 2 "Cassilda's Song" by Robert W. ChambersSkyboat Media and Steven Archer reunite for another unique audiobook experience ...Beyond Carcosa is an original compilation featuring stories and poetry by Ambrose Bierce, Robert W. Chambers, Edgar Allan Poe, and William Bulter Yeats.Carcosa is an imagined land that first appeared in Bierce's 1886 story "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" (included in this collection), and later in Robert W. Chambers's volume The King in Yellow. It has since been featured by many other Fantasy writers, including H. P. Lovecraft, Joseph S. Pulver, John Scott Tynes, and George R. R. Martin. Carcosa has even been referenced in HBO's True Detective and Netflix's The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.This collection takes us to Carcosa and other imagined places explored by the finest Weird storytellers of the nineteenth century. As with the first Skyboat and Archer collaboration, The Masque of the Red Death, the works of these classic and innovative writers are given new life, and a new generation of readers will have the chance to voyage to Carcosa ... and beyond.Original musical score and artwork by Steven Archer. Includes an accompanying PDF of Steven Archer's original illustrations.Compiled and Produced by Stefan Rudnicki at Skyboat MediaDirected by Alison Belle BewsFull Contents:"To Elsa" (From The Haunts of Men) by Robert W. Chambers"An Inhabitant of Carcosa" by Ambrose Bierce"Cassilda's Song" (From The King in Yellow) by Robert W. Chambers"In the Court of the Dragon" by Robert W. Chambers"The Haunts of Men" by Robert W. Chambers"A City in the Sea" by Edgar Allan Poe"The Purple Emperor" by Robert W. Chambers"Song of the Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats

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Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
av Ambrose Bierce
Set during the American Civil War, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is the classic short story of Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathizer condemned to death by hanging from Owl Creek Bridge. Flashing between the present and the past-from Peyton's thoughts as he stands on the bridge to his memories as a major Confederate supporter in the South-he creates parallel realities in which truth and fantasy become indistinguishable.A story of war, death, and the power of the mind, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is Ambrose Bierce's most anthologized work and an enduring piece of American literature.Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization.

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Best Psychic Stories
av St John D Seymour, Ambrose Bierce, William T Stead, Jack London, Katherine Rickford
This collection of sixteen stories contains a mixture of stories about ghosts and contacts from spirits, some by celebrated authors, together with essays on psychical research. As Joseph French notes in the preface, even for the skeptic, tales of ghostly activity retain a distinct fascination. The widespread interest in psychic phenomena in the early twentieth century proved to be a significant stimulus to literary production.CONTENTS1) "When the World was Young" by Jack London2) "The Return" by Algernon Blackwood3) "The Second Generation" by Algernon Blackwood4) "The Clavecin-Bruges" by George Wharton Edwards5) "Ligeia" by Edgar Allan Poe6) "The Sylph and the Father" by Elsa Barker7) "A Ghost" by Lafcadio Hearn8) "The Eyes of the Panther" by Ambrose Bierce9) "Photographing Invisible Beings" by William T. Stead10) "Ghosts in Solid Form" by Gambier Bolton11) "The Phantom Armies seen in France" by Hereward Carrington12) "The Portal of the Unknown" by Andrew Jackson Davis13) "The Supernormal: Experiences" by St John D. Seymour14) "Nature-spirits, or Elementals" by Nizida15) "A Witch's Den" by Helena Blavatsky16) "Some Remarkable Experiences of Famous Persons" by Walter F. Prince

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In the Midst of Life
av Ambrose Bierce, Claire Bloom
In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians is a collection of twenty-six short stories originally published in 1909 detailing the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. Ambrose Bierce's stories about Civil War soldiers include"A Horseman in the Sky,""An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,""Chickamauga,""A Son of the Gods,""One of the Missing,""Killed at Resaca,""The Affair at Coulter's Notch,""The Coup de Grace,""Parker Adderson, Philosopher,""An Affair of Outposts,""The Story of a Conscience,""One Kind of Officer,""One Officer, One Man,""George Thurston," and"The Mocking-Bird."Bierce's stories about the lives of civilians during the Civil War period include"The Man Out of the Nose,""An Adventure at Brownville,""The Famous Gilson Bequest,""The Applicant,""A Watcher by the Dead,""The Man and the Snake,""A Holy Terror,""The Suitable Surroundings,""The Boarded Window,""A Lady from Red Horse," and"The Eyes of the Panther."

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Great American Stories
av Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Ambrose Bierce, Jack London
These ten treasured stories from the most influential authors of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are selected for their literary importance as well as their dramatic, oral qualities. The following stories are included in this collection:"The One Million Pound Bank Note" by Mark Twain"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain"A Visit to Niagara" by Mark Twain"Mysterious Visit" by Mark Twain"The Blue Hotel" by Stephen Crane"The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" by Stephen Crane"The Eyes of the Panther" by Ambrose Bierce"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce"The Love of Life" by Jack London"To Build a Fire" by Jack London

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Can Such Things Be?
av Ambrose Bierce
Prepare yourself for the shocking, the strange, and the terrifying in Ambrose Bierce's 1893 story collection Can Such Things Be? One of the greatest masters of horror brings you twenty-five tales of the supernatural and the unexplained. Whether in stories of ghosts sending desperate warnings to their human counterparts, psychics attempting to bridge unknown dimensions, howling werewolves, or a robot who takes on a life of his own, Bierce plumbs the depths of fear and fascination. Spooky thrills and mind-bending mysteries await all who dare to open the cover of Can Such Things Be?

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Can such things be?
av Ambrose Bierce
24 short stories in fairly typical Bierce fashion - ghostly, spooky, to be read (or listened to) in the dark, perhaps with a light crackling fire burning dimly in the background. Stories of ghosts, apparitions, and strange, inexplicable occurrences are prevalent in these tales, some of which occur on or near Civil War fields of battle, some in country cottages, and some within urban areas. Can Such Things Be? implies and relates that anything is possible, at any time.

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Robots through the Ages
av Robert Silverberg, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Seanan McGuire, Ambrose Bierce, Jack Williamson
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In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe
av Leslie S Klinger, Ambrose Bierce, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Theophile Gautier, Others
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