A man is infatuated with his neighbor, but inhibited because she is of lower social standing than he; they begin to communicate by tapping the wall which separates their townhouses.
Originally published The Cosmopolitan 1907-12, pp. 185-89, as "Illustrated by N.H.Mac Gilvary" (headpiece and initial capital)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1907 |
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Cosmopolitan Magazine, December 1907 | International Magazine Company | MAGAZINE | 184 |
| 1910 | Can Such Things Be? | The Neale Publishing Company | Collection | 210 | |
| 1918 | Can Such Things Be? | Boni & Liveright | Collection | 210 | |
| 1924 | Can Such Things Be? | Albert & Charles Boni | Collection | 210 | |
| 1943 |
|
Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Heritage Press | Collection | 148 |
| 1964 |
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Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce | Dover Publications | Collection | |
| 1970 |
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The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | Doubleday | Collection | 193 |
| 1971 |
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Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | The Easton Press | Collection | 148 |
| 1974 |
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Can Such Things Be? | Citadel Press | Collection | 106 |
| 1984 |
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The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | University of Nebraska Press | Collection | 193 |
| 1984 | The Best of Ambrose Bierce | Castle / Book Sales | Omnibus | 280 | |
| 1988 |
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The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce | Picador / Pan Books | Omnibus | 486 |
| April 1990 |
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Can Such Things Be? | Citadel Press | Collection | |
| March 1991 |
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Back from the Dead | DAW Books | Anthology | 62 |
| 1993 |
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100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 40 |
| April 1994 | 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Michael O'Mara Books | Anthology | 40 | |
| 1995 |
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100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 40 |
| 1997 |
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100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 40 |
| January 1997 |
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Can Such Things Be? | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | |
| 2003 |
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100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Sterling Publishing | Anthology | 40 |
| August 2003 | Can Such Things Be? | Project Gutenberg | Collection | |15 | |
| 2004 |
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100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 40 |
| October 2008 |
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The Spook House: Terrifying Tales of the Macabre | Penguin Books | Collection | 142 |
| 2009 |
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Bierce After Dark: 30 Strange Tales by Ambrose Bierce | Coachwhip Publications | Collection | 143 |
| May 2012 |
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Can Such Things Be? | LibriVox | Collection | |
| May 2012 |
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Can Such Things Be? | Collection | |210 | |
| July 2012 |
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Ambrose Bierce: Masters of the Weird Tale | Centipede Press | Collection | |
| August 2015 |
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Chilling Horror | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | 25 |
| November 2016 |
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Chilling Horror | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | |25 |
| April 2023 |
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The Ways of Ghosts: And Other Dark Tales | British Library Publishing | Collection | 222 |