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Can Such Things Be? [24 stories]
Can Such Things Be? [24 stories] is a 1924 horror and classic fantasy story collection by Ambrose Bierce. Much of the action takes place in Carcosa. Characters include Hugh Morgan and William Harker. Readers will find themes of inquests, coroners, mountain lions and first-person narrative.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 22 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 51 editions across 3 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 2,088 times in the last 30 days.
At about 215 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 7 h 37 min LibriVox audiobook.
About Can Such Things Be? [24 stories]
Contains: Death of Halpin Frayser -- Secret of Macarger's Gulch -- One summer night -- Moonlit road -- Diagnosis of death -- Moxon's master -- Tough tussle -- One of twins -- Haunted valley -- Jug of syrup -- Staley Fleming's hallucination -- Resumed identity -- Baby tramp -- Night-doings at "Deadman's" -- Beyond the wall -- Psychological shipwreck -- Middle toe of the right foot -- John Mortonson's funeral -- Realm of the unreal -- John Bartine's watch -- [Damned Thing](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20084265W) Haïta the shepherd -- [Inhabitant of Carcosa](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL7973249W) Stranger.
Free audiobook
Can Such Things Be? [24 stories] — LibriVox recording, 7 h 37 min in 24 sections.
Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.
Quick answers
Who wrote Can Such Things Be? [24 stories]?
Can Such Things Be? [24 stories] was written by Ambrose Bierce and first published in 1924.
What genre is Can Such Things Be? [24 stories]?
It is usually shelved as Horror and Classic Fantasy.
How long is Can Such Things Be? [24 stories]?
The median edition has 215 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
Is Can Such Things Be? [24 stories] free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
Is there a free audiobook of Can Such Things Be? [24 stories]?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 7 h 37 min.
What books are similar to Can Such Things Be? [24 stories]?
Readers who like it often enjoy Campfire Chillers, The Best Ghost Stories and The Dark Descent.
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