| 1 |
The Moral Principle and the Material Interest
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 2 |
The Crimson Candle
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 3 |
The Blotted Escutcheon and the Soiled Ermine
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 4 |
The Ingenious Patriot
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 7 |
The Conscientious Official
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 8 |
How Leisure Came
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 9 |
The Moral Sentiment
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 10 |
The Politicians
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 11 |
The Thoughtful Warden
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 14 |
The Critics
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 15 |
The Foolish Woman
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 17 |
A Call to Quit
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 21 |
The Holy Deacon
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 22 |
A Hasty Settlement
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 23 |
The Wooden Guns
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 26 |
The Noser and the Note
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 28 |
The Lion and the Rattlesnake
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 32 |
The City of Political Distinction
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 34 |
The Party Over There
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 35 |
The Poetess of Reform
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 37 |
The Unchanged Diplomatist
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 38 |
An Invitation
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 39 |
The Ashes of Madame Blavatsky
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 40 |
The Opossum of the Future
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 41 |
The Life-Savers
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 42 |
The Australian Grasshopper
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 45 |
The Bumbo of Jiam
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 46 |
The Two Poets
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 47 |
The Thistles Upon the Grave
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 50 |
A Causeway
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 51 |
Two in Trouble
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 54 |
The Overlooked Factor
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 55 |
A Racial Parallel
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 56 |
The Honest Cadi
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 58 |
The Man of Principle
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 60 |
Two of the Damned
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 61 |
The Austere Governor
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 62 |
Religions of Error
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 63 |
The Penitent Elector
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 64 |
The Tail of the Sphinx
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 66 |
A Treaty of Peace
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 68 |
The Nightside of Character
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 69 |
The Faithful Cashier
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 70 |
The Circular Clew
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 72 |
The Humble Peasant
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 74 |
The Various Delegation
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 75 |
The No Case
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 76 |
A Harmless Visitor
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 77 |
The Judge and the Rash Act
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 78 |
The Prerogative of Might
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 81 |
The Seeker and the Sought
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 82 |
His Fly-Speck Majesty
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 84 |
The Deceased and His Heirs
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 85 |
The Politicians and the Plunder
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 86 |
The Man and the Wart
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 87 |
The Divided Delegation
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 88 |
A Forfeited Right
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 89 |
Revenge
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 90 |
An Optimist
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 91 |
A Valuable Suggestion
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 94 |
The Optimist and the Cynic
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 95 |
The Poet and the Editor
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 98 |
A Needful War
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 99 |
The Mine Owner and the Jackass
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 102 |
The Legislator and the Citizen
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 103 |
The Rainmaker
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 104 |
The Citizen and the Snakes
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 105 |
Fortune and the Fabulist
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 106 |
A Smiling Idol
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 107 |
Philosophers Three
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 108 |
The Boneless King
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 109 |
Uncalculating Zeal
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 110 |
A Transposition
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 111 |
The Honest Citizen
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 113 |
Six and One
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 114 |
The Sportsman and the Squirrel
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 115 |
The Fogy and the Sheik
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 116 |
At Heaven's Gate
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 118 |
The Catted Anarchist
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 119 |
The Honourable Member
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 121 |
The Judge and the Plaintiff
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 122 |
The Return of the Representative
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 123 |
A Statesman
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 125 |
The Mirror
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 126 |
Saint and Sinner
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 128 |
The Ingenious Blackmailer
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 130 |
A Fatal Disorder
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 131 |
The Massacre
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 132 |
A Ship and a Man
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 133 |
Congress and the People
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 135 |
The Policeman and the Citizen
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 137 |
The Fugitive Office
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 139 |
The Statesman and the Horse
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 140 |
An Ærophobe
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 142 |
The Life-Saver
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 143 |
The Man and the Bird
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 144 |
From the Minutes
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 147 |
A Revivalist Revived
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 148 |
The Debaters
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 150 |
The Appropriate Memorial
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 153 |
The Mourning Brothers
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 154 |
The Disinterested Arbiter
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 161 |
The Cat and the Birds
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 171 |
The Fawn and the Buck
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 176 |
The Hare and the Tortoise (Aesopus Emendatus)
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 179 |
Jupiter and the Birds
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 187 |
The Piping Fisherman
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 191 |
The Hare and the Tortoise (Old Saws with New Teeth)
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 194 |
The Boys and the Frogs
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 100|100.1 |
The Dog and the Physician
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 100|100.2 |
The Party Manager and the Gentleman
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 112|112.1 |
A Creaking Tail
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 112|112.2 |
Wasted Sweets
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 120|120.1 |
The Expatriated Boss
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 120|120.2 |
An Inadequate Fee
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 124|124.1 |
Two Dogs
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 124|124.2 |
Three Recruits
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 127|127.1 |
An Antidote
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 127|127.2 |
A Weary Echo
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 129|129.1 |
A Talisman
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 129|129.2 |
The Ancient Order
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 12|12.1 |
The Treasury and the Arms
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 12|12.2 |
The Christian Serpent
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 12|12.3 |
The Broom of the Temple
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 134|134.1 |
The Justice and His Accuser
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 134|134.2 |
The Highwayman and the Traveller
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 136|136.1 |
The Writer and the Tramps
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 136|136.2 |
Two Politicians
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 138|138.1 |
The Tyrant Frog
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 138|138.2 |
The Eligible Son-in-Law
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 141|141.1 |
The Thrift of Strength
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 141|141.2 |
The Good Government
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 145|145.1 |
Three of a Kind
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 145|145.2 |
The Fabulist and the Animals
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 149|149.1 |
Two of the Pious
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 149|149.2 |
The Desperate Object
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 151|151.1 |
A Needless Labour
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 151|151.2 |
A Flourishing Industry
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 152|152.1 |
The Self-Made Monkey
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 155|155.1 |
The Thief and the Honest Man
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 155|155.2 |
The Dutiful Son
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 159|159.1 |
The Cat and the Youth
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 159|159.2 |
The Farmer and His Sons
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 15|152.2 |
The Patriot and the Banker
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 160|160.1 |
Jupiter and the Baby Show
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 160|160.2 |
The Man and the Dog
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 162|162.1 |
Mercury and the Woodchopper
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 162|162.2 |
The Fox and the Grapes
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 162|162.3 |
The Penitent Thief
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 163|163.1 |
The Archer and the Eagle
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 163|163.2 |
Truth and the Traveller
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 164|164.1 |
The Wolf and the Lamb
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 164|164.2 |
The Lion and the Boar
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 165|165.1 |
The Grasshopper and the Ant
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 165|165.2 |
The Fisher and the Fished
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 166|166.1 |
The Farmer and the Fox
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 166|166.2 |
Dame Fortune and the Traveller
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 167|167.1 |
The Victor and the Victim
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 167|167.2 |
The Wolf and the Shepherds
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 168|168.1 |
The Goose and the Swan
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 168|168.2 |
The Lion, the Cock, and the Ass
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 169|169.1 |
The Snake and the Swallow
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 169|169.2 |
The Wolves and the Dogs
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 16|16.1 |
Father and Son
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 16|16.2 |
The Discontented Malefactor
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 170|170.1 |
The Hen and the Vipers
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 170|170.2 |
A Seasonable Joke
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 170|170.3 |
The Lion and the Thorn
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 172|172.1 |
The Kite, the Pigeons, and the Hawk
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 172|172.2 |
The Wolf and the Babe
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 172|172.3 |
The Wolf and the Ostrich
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 173|173.1 |
The Herdsman and the Lion
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 173|173.2 |
The Man and the Viper
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 174|174.1 |
The Man and the Eagle
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 174|174.2 |
The War-Horse and the Miller
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 175|175.1 |
The Dog and the Reflection
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 175|175.2 |
The Man and the Fish-Horn
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 177|177.1 |
Hercules and the Carter
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 177|177.2 |
The Lion and the Bull
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 178|178.1 |
The Man and His Goose
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 178|178.2 |
The Wolf and the Feeding Goat
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 180|180.1 |
The Lion and the Mouse (Aesopus Emendatus)
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 180|180.2 |
The Old Man and His Sons
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 181|181.1 |
The Crab and His Son
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 181|181.2 |
The North Wind and the Sun
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 182|182.2 |
The Bellamy and the Members
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 185|185.1 |
The Wolf and the Crane
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 185|185.2 |
The Lion and the Mouse (Old Saws with New Teeth)
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 186|186.1 |
The Hares and the Frogs
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 186|186.2 |
The Belly and the Members
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 188|188.1 |
The Ants and the Grasshopper
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 188|188.2 |
The Dog and His Reflection
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 189|189.1 |
The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 189|189.2 |
The Ass in the Lion's Skin
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 18|18.1 |
The Man and the Lightning
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 18|18.2 |
The Lassoed Bear
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 190|190.1 |
The Ass and the Grasshoppers
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 190|190.2 |
The Wolf and the Lion
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 192|192.1 |
The Milkmaid and Her Bucket
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 192|192.2 |
King Log and King Stork
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 193|193.1 |
The Wolf Who Would Be a Lion
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 193|193.2 |
The Monkey and the Nuts
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 20|20.1 |
The Ineffective Rooter
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 20|20.2 |
A Protagonist of Silver
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 24|24.1 |
The Reform School Board
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 24|24.2 |
The Poet's Doom
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 27|27.1 |
The Cat and the King
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 27|27.2 |
The Literary Astronomer
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 30|30.1 |
The Man with No Enemies
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 30|30.2 |
The Alderman and the Raccoon
|
Ambrose Bierce
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| 31|31.1 |
The Flying-Machine
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 31|31.2 |
The Angel's Tear
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 44|44.1 |
The Pavior
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 44|44.2 |
The Tried Assassin
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 48|48.1 |
The Shadow of the Leader
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 48|48.2 |
The Sagacious Rat
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 49|49.1 |
The Member and the Soap
|
Ambrose Bierce
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| 49|49.3 |
Alarm and Pride
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 52|52.1 |
The Witch's Steed
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Ambrose Bierce
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| 52|52.2 |
The All Dog
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 53|53.1 |
The Farmer's Friend
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 53|53.2 |
Physicians Two
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 57|57.1 |
The Kangaroo and the Zebra
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 57|57.2 |
A Matter of Method
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 59|59.1 |
The Returned Californian
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 59|59.2 |
The Compassionate Physician
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 65|65.1 |
A Prophet of Evil
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 65|65.2 |
The Crew of the Life-Boat
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 6|6.1 |
Two Kings
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 6|6.2 |
An Officer and a Thug
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 71|71.1 |
The Devoted Widow
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 71|71.2 |
The Hardy Patriots
|
Ambrose Bierce
|
Short Story
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| 79|79.1 |
An Inflated Ambition
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 79|79.2 |
Rejected Services
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 80|80.1 |
The Power of the Scalawag
|
Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 80|80.2 |
At Large—One Temper
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 82|182.1 |
The Mountain and the Mouse
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 83|83.1 |
The Pugilist's Diet
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 83|83.2 |
The Old Man and the Pupil
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 92|92.1 |
Two Footpads
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 92|92.2 |
Equipped for Service
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 93|93.1 |
The Basking Cyclone
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 93|93.2 |
At the Pole
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 97|97.1 |
The Taken Hand
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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| 97|97.2 |
An Unspeakable Imbecile
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Ambrose Bierce
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Short Story
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