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)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
01 - The Death of Halpin Frayser
43:40 - Chapter 2
02 - The Secret of Macarger's Gulch
21:09 - Chapter 3
03 - One Summer Night
05:04 - Chapter 4
04 - The Moonlit Road
28:02 - Chapter 5
05 - A Diagnosis of Death
09:45 - Chapter 6
06 - Maxon's Master
27:45 - Chapter 7
07 - A Tough Tussle
22:47 - Chapter 8
08 - One of Twins
18:30 - Chapter 9
09 - The Haunted Valley
31:26 - Chapter 10
10 - A Jug of Sirup
19:53 - Chapter 11
11 - Staley Fleming's Hallucination
06:46 - Chapter 12
12 - A Resumed Identity
15:30 - Chapter 13
13 - A Baby Tramp
13:41 - Chapter 14
14 - The Night-Doings at"Deadman's"
23:56 - Chapter 15
15 - Beyond the Wall
25:23 - Chapter 16
16 - A Psychological Shipwreck
12:08 - Chapter 17
17 - The Middle Toe of the Right Foot
24:03 - Chapter 18
18 - John Mortonson's Funeral
04:22 - Chapter 19
19 - The Realm of the Unreal
18:43 - Chapter 20
20 - John Bartine's Watch
17:31 - Chapter 21
21 - The Damned Thing
25:21 - Chapter 22
22 - Haïta the Shepherd
15:48 - Chapter 23
23 - An Inhabitant of Carcosa
11:10 - Chapter 24
24 - The Stranger
15:01