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100 1 _aBierce, Ambrose,
_d1842-1914?
245 1 0 _aCan Such Things Be?
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2003
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Psychological_Shipwreck
500 _aRelease date is 2003-08-01
508 _aDavid Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org from the 1918 Boni and Liveright edition
520 _a"Can Such Things Be?" by Ambrose Bierce is a collection of supernatural tales written during the late 19th century. The stories delve into themes of death, the afterlife, and the intersection of reality with the paranormal, showcasing Bierce’s dark humor and philosophical musings on life and mortality. The opening story, "The Death of Halpin Frayser," introduces the titular character, who awakens in a forest, haunted by a sense of dread and memories intertwined with both the living and the spectral. The beginning of the collection sets the tone with Halpin Frayser waking in a mysterious forest and uttering a name he barely remembers—Catherine Larue. His journey leads him into a nightmarish dream where he encounters blood and shadowy whispers, evoking a palpable sense of terror and guilt tied to a potential crime he cannot recall. As the narrative unfolds, Frayser confronts chilling apparitions, including a spectral vision of his mother, adding layers of familial tension and horror. Through vivid imagery and a brooding atmosphere, Bierce engages readers with a narrative that blurs the line between reality and the spectral realm, promising unsettling revelations as the tales progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories, American
653 _aParanormal fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4366
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