Ambrose: 683 books

A Blunder by Anton Chekhov ILYA SERGEITCH PEPLOV and his wife Kleopatra Petrovna were standing at the door, listening greedily. On the other side in the little drawing-room a love scene was apparently taking place between two persons: their daughter Natashenka and a teacher of the district school,...

Table of contents A Double-Dyed Deceiver Legend of Mont St. Michel Little Miss Muffet Louisa May Alcott: A Child's Biography   The Antique Ring   The Five Boons of Life The Masque of the Red Death   The Author Anton Chekhov A Daughter Of Albion   A Burglar's Christmas   A Baffled Ambuscade   A...

The human brain is more wonderful and delicate in its construction than any invention of man. No question is more difficult for a parent to decide than this: "When and how shall I begin to train the mind of my child?" This essay helps parents to appreciate the care that should properly be exercised in...

This engrossing tale presents as its central theme the ultimately unknowable – and untameable – essence of nature and the natural world. Told from several different perspectives, the story focuses on a freak fatal accident that is written off as a wild animal attack. But does that description...

"ON WITH THE DANCE!" A REVIEW The Prude in Letters and Life The Beating of the Blood There are Corns in Egypt A Reef in the Gabardine Enter a Troupe of Ancients, Dancing Cairo Revisited Japan Wear and Bombay Ducks In the Bottom of the Crucible Counsel for the Defense They all Dance Lust, Quoth'a Our Grandmothers' Legs

Philip Eckert lived in an old house near the little town in Vermont. He wasn’t a sociable man and lived alone. He never spoke about his affairs, about his past and no one knew his relatives. There were a lot of gossips about him. One day Philip Eckert disappeared. His neighbors tried to find him,...

Cuatro cuentos de Ambroce Bierce: -Un diagnóstico de muerte -El dedo medio del pie derecho -La Maldita Cosa -El extraño

The best soldier of our staff was Lieutenant Herman Brayle, one of the two aides-de-camp.  I don't remember where the general picked him up; from some Ohio regiment, I think; none of us had previously known him, and it would have been strange if we had, for no two of us came from the same State,...

The poems in this 1892 collection by the author of The Devil’s Dictionary often deal with topical events and personalities—while some display his dark wit, others are light and amusing. “The order in which the beetles are shown,” as the author puts it, includes “The Key Note,” “Cain,”...

One of the classic short stories based around the American Civil War. A story of a man joining a conflict because of betrayal and finding no safe place to hide in the horror of war.

The atrocities constituting this "cold collation" of diabolisms are taken mainly from various Californian journals. They are cast in the American language, and liberally enriched with unintelligibility. If they shall prove incomprehensible on this side of the Atlantic, the reader can pass to the other...

Rick Hamilton has the perfect life; a great career, a wonderful son and a beautiful wife. Until one day, everything changes. Something - a premonition? A terrifying fantasy? - happens to Rick. Who is the man in the horrifying fatal car crash? Why is his wife crying at the scene? Who is the man she...

In this collection of essays, published in 1909, Bierce offers his incisive and sardonic commentary on many social issues of the day. He proffers arguments that are still in use by today's pundits, making his essays such as “The Game of Politics," “The Death Penalty," and “The Right to Work," seem surprisingly modern.

The "Sky Detectives" are ace pilots Jack Ralston and his pal "Perk," who help the Secret Service unravel baffling cases. This volume contains the complete 6-book series, originally published between 1930 and 1931: 1. The Sky Detectives 2. Eagles of the Sky 3. Wings Over the Rockies 4. The Sky Pilot’s...