Mr. Bradshaw has an affair with his neighbor Mrs. Bardwell. A chain of escalating consequences follows: Mr. Bradshaw serving time in prison because of a mistaken charge he can't refute because of not wanting to explain his activities; Mrs. Bardwell's death; Mr. Bradshaw's madness.
First published as "John Hardshaw: The Story of a Man Who May Be Seen Coming out of the Nose" in the San Francisco Examiner, July 10, 1887.
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| 1909 |
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In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | The Neale Publishing Company | Collection | 233 |
| 1918 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Boni & Liveright | Collection | 233 | |
| 1918 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Boni & Liveright | Collection | 233 | |
| 1970 |
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The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | Doubleday | Collection | 206 |
| June 1974 |
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Racconti neri | Garzanti | Collection | 85 |
| 1984 |
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The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | University of Nebraska Press | Collection | 206 |
| 1984 | The Best of Ambrose Bierce | Castle / Book Sales | Omnibus | 105 | |
| 1988 |
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The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce | Picador / Pan Books | Omnibus | 105 |
| March 1988 |
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I racconti dell'orrore | Fanucci Editore | Collection | 108 |
| October 2008 |
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The Spook House: Terrifying Tales of the Macabre | Penguin Books | Collection | 159 |
| July 2012 |
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Ambrose Bierce: Masters of the Weird Tale | Centipede Press | Collection |