Can Such Things Be?
Ambrose Bierce
Play
Length 7 h 37 min
Chapters 24
First published 1893
24 short stories in fairly typical Bierce fashion - ghostly, spooky, to be read (or listened to) in the dark, perhaps with a light crackling fire burning dimly in the background. Stories of ghosts, apparitions, and strange, inexplicable occurrences are prevalent in these tales, some of which occur on or near Civil War fields of battle, some in country cottages, and some within urban areas. Can Such Things Be? implies and relates that anything is possible, at any time. (Summary by Roger Melin)
Chapters
1
01 - The Death of Halpin Frayser Read by Roger Melin 43:40
2
02 - The Secret of Macarger's Gulch Read by Roger Melin 21:09
3
03 - One Summer Night Read by Roger Melin 5:04
4
04 - The Moonlit Road Read by Roger Melin 28:02
5
05 - A Diagnosis of Death Read by Roger Melin 9:45
6
06 - Maxon's Master Read by Roger Melin 27:45
7
07 - A Tough Tussle Read by Roger Melin 22:47
8
08 - One of Twins Read by Roger Melin 18:30
9
09 - The Haunted Valley Read by Roger Melin 31:26
10
10 - A Jug of Sirup Read by Roger Melin 19:53
11
11 - Staley Fleming's Hallucination Read by Roger Melin 6:46
12
12 - A Resumed Identity Read by Roger Melin 15:30
13
13 - A Baby Tramp Read by Roger Melin 13:41
14
14 - The Night-Doings at"Deadman's" Read by Roger Melin 23:56
15
15 - Beyond the Wall Read by Roger Melin 25:23
16
16 - A Psychological Shipwreck Read by Roger Melin 12:08
17
17 - The Middle Toe of the Right Foot Read by Roger Melin 24:03
18
18 - John Mortonson's Funeral Read by Roger Melin 4:22
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19 - The Realm of the Unreal Read by Roger Melin 18:43
20
20 - John Bartine's Watch Read by Roger Melin 17:31
21
21 - The Damned Thing Read by Roger Melin 25:21
22
22 - Haïta the Shepherd Read by Roger Melin 15:48
23
23 - An Inhabitant of Carcosa Read by Roger Melin 11:10
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24 - The Stranger Read by Roger Melin 15:01
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