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The Suitable Surroundings

Ambrose Bierce

First published 1891
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Notes

First published in the San Francisco Examiner, July 14, 1889.

Publications (21)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1891 Cover Tales of Soldiers and Civilians E. L. G. Steele Collection 227
1892 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Chatto & Windus Collection 1
1898 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians G. P. Putnam's Sons Collection 249
1909 Cover In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians The Neale Publishing Company Collection 350
1910 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Chatto & Windus Collection 1
1918 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Boni & Liveright Collection 350
1918 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Boni & Liveright Collection 350
1930 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Chatto & Windus Collection 1
1934 Cover A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen Daily Express Publications Anthology 1043
1934 Cover A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen Daily Express Publications Anthology 1043
1941 In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Chatto & Windus Collection 1
1964 Cover Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce Dover Publications Collection
1970 Cover The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce Doubleday Collection 220
1984 Cover The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce University of Nebraska Press Collection 220
1984 The Best of Ambrose Bierce Castle / Book Sales Omnibus 161
1988 Cover The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce Picador / Pan Books Omnibus 161
November 2005 Cover H.P. Lovecraft's Favorite Weird Tales: The Roots of Modern Horror Cold Spring Press Anthology 30
October 2008 Cover The Spook House: Terrifying Tales of the Macabre Penguin Books Collection 185
2009 Cover Bierce After Dark: 30 Strange Tales by Ambrose Bierce Coachwhip Publications Collection 54
July 2012 Cover Ambrose Bierce: Masters of the Weird Tale Centipede Press Collection
October 2025 PseudoPod, 3 October 2025 Escape Artists, Inc. MAGAZINE |1