The Boarded Window
| First published | 1891 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Short Story |
Synopsis
An old man living in a remote cabin once lived there with his wife, until she suddenly contracted a fatal illness. While he was preparing to bury her, he had an unsettling experience.
Notes
First published in the San Francisco Examiner, July 14, 1889. No absolutely fantastical elements.
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Publications (82)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | E. L. G. Steele | Collection | 249 |
| 1892 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Chatto & Windus | Collection | 203 |
| 1898 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Collection | 273 |
| 1909 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | The Neale Publishing Company | Collection | 364 |
| 1910 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Chatto & Windus | Collection | 203 |
| 1918 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Boni & Liveright | Collection | 364 |
| 1918 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Boni & Liveright | Collection | 364 |
| 1930 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Chatto & Windus | Collection | 203 |
| 1939 | The Bedside Book of Famous American Stories | Random House | Anthology | 345 |
| 1941 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Chatto & Windus | Collection | 203 |
| 1943 | Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Heritage Press | Collection | 204 |
| January 1943 | The World's Great Mystery Stories | World Publishing Co. | Anthology | 255 |
| 1944 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Modern Library | Anthology | 57 |
| 1947 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | Anthology | 61 |
| 1947 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Modern Library | Anthology | 57 |
| 1955 | The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter and Other Stories | Avon | Collection | |5 |
| 1957 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | Anthology | 61 |
| 1959 | An Omnibus of American Mysteries | Juniper Press | Anthology | 7 |
| 1964 | Classic American Short Stories | Barron's Educational Series | Anthology | 185 |
| September 1964 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Macabre Stories | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | Anthology | 97 |
| 1965 | Best Horror Stories 2 | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 62 |
| August 1965 | Owls' Watch | Fawcett Crest | Anthology | 43 |
| February 1966 | The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | Fontana | Anthology | 207 |
| 1967 | Tales of Horror and Suspense: Vol. II | CMS | Collection | |2 |
| March 1967 | The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | Fontana | Anthology | 207 |
| March 1968 | The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | Fontana | Anthology | 207 |
| 1970 | The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | Doubleday | Collection | 227 |
| 1971 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | Anthology | 61 |
| 1971 | Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | The Easton Press | Collection | 204 |
| September 1971 | The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | Beagle Boxer | Anthology | 207 |
| 1972 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | Anthology | 61 |
| 1974 | Ambrose Bierce: Master of the Macabre | Listening Library | Collection | |4 |
| October 1976 | The Ghostmasters: Weird Stories by Famous Writers | Scholastic Book Services | Anthology | 26 |
| 1977 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Book Club Associates | Anthology | 61 |
| 1982 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Hutchinson | Anthology | 61 |
| 1984 | The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | Penguin Books | Anthology | 180 |
| 1984 | Chamber of Horrors | Octopus Books | Anthology | 158 |
| 1984 | The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | University of Nebraska Press | Collection | 227 |
| 1984 | The Best of Ambrose Bierce | Castle / Book Sales | Omnibus | 168 |
| 1985 | Realms of Darkness | Octopus Books | Anthology | 73 |
| 1985 | Great Ghost Stories | Little Simon | Anthology | 127 |
| 1985 | Chamber of Horrors | Octopus Books | Anthology | 158 |
| 1985 | Realms of Darkness | Octopus Books | Anthology | 73 |
| 1985 | Great Ghost Stories | Julian Messner | Anthology | 127 |
| 1985 | The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | Penguin Books | Anthology | 180 |
| October 1985 | The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | Viking UK | Anthology | |
| 1987 | Night Cry, Fall 1987 | TZ Publications, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 99 |
| 1987 | Chamber of Horrors | Gallery Books / W. H. Smith | Anthology | 158 |
| October 1987 | The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | Penguin Books | Anthology | 180 |
| 1988 | Realms of Darkness | Chartwell Books | Anthology | 73 |
| 1988 | The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce | Picador / Pan Books | Omnibus | 168 |
| April 1990 | Ghosts of the Heartland: Haunting, Spine-Chilling Stories from the American Midwest | Rutledge Hill Press | Anthology | 78 |
| 1991 | The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | Bloomsbury | Anthology | |
| November 1991 | Great American Ghost Stories | Rutledge Hill Press | Anthology | 409 |
| 1993 | 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 47 |
| February 1993 | Great American Ghost Stories: Volume Two | Berkley Books | Anthology | 147 |
| 1994 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Modern Library | Anthology | 55 |
| April 1994 | 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Michael O'Mara Books | Anthology | 47 |
| October 1994 | Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Bracken Books | Anthology | 43 |
| October 1994 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Modern Library | Anthology | 55 |
| 1995 | Three Tales of Horror | Penguin Books | Anthology | 18 |
| 1995 | 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 47 |
| October 1995 | Horror Stories | Penguin Audio | Anthology | |
| 1996 | Favourite Scary Stories from Graveside Al | Viking Canada | Anthology | 263 |
| 1996 | Tales of Terror and the Supernatural: A Classic Collection | Leopard | Anthology | 43 |
| September 1996 | 100 Tiny Tales of Terror | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 24 |
| 1997 | 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 47 |
| 1997 | Crew's 13: Classic Tales of the Macabre & Fantastic | ABC Books (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | Anthology | 49 |
| 1998 | The Raven and the Monkey's Paw: Classics of Horror and Suspense from the Modern Library | Modern Library | Anthology | 196 |
| March 1998 | Great American Ghost Stories | Rutledge Hill Press | Anthology | 409 |
| 2003 | 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Sterling Publishing | Anthology | 47 |
| 2004 | 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 47 |
| October 2006 | Scary Stories | Chronicle Books | Anthology | 159 |
| October 2008 | The Spook House: Terrifying Tales of the Macabre | Penguin Books | Collection | 194 |
| October 2008 | Tainted: Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Strange Publications | Anthology | 30 |
| January 2009 | Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 1 | LibriVox | Anthology | |1 |
| July 2012 | Ambrose Bierce: Masters of the Weird Tale | Centipede Press | Collection | |
| August 2017 | Supernatural Horror Short Stories | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | 18 |
| December 2018 | Supernatural Horror Short Stories | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | |
| April 2023 | The Ways of Ghosts: And Other Dark Tales | British Library Publishing | Collection | 123 |
| January 2024 | Cosmic Horror Monthly, January 2024 | Cosmic Horror Monthly | MAGAZINE | 60 |
| January 2024 | Cosmic Horror Monthly, January 2024 | Cosmic Horror Monthly | MAGAZINE | |9 |