An edition of Can Such Things Be? [24 stories] (1924)

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An edition of Can Such Things Be? [24 stories] (1924)

Can Such Things Be?

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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
Haïta the shepherd --
Inhabitant of Carcosa
Stranger.


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The Devil’s Dictionary, Tales, & Memoirs

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Citadel Press
Language
English
Pages
160

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Subjects

American Short stories, short stories, horror tales, horror, inquests, coroners, mountain lions, first-person narrative, lynx, owls, Criticism and interpretation, Paranormal fiction, Récits d'horreur, Nouvelles américaines, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, horror, Fiction, short stories (single author)

People

Hugh Morgan, William Harker

Places

Carcosa

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First Sentence

"For by death is wrought greater change than hath been shown."

Table of Contents

The death of Halpin Frayser --
The secret of Macarger's Gulch --
One summer night --
The moonlit road --
A diagnosis of death --
Moxon's master --
A tough tussle --
One of twins --
The haunted valley --
A jug of sirup --
Staley Fleming's hallucination --
A resumed identity --
A baby tramp --
The night-doings at "Deadman's" --
Beyond the wall --
A psychological shipwreck --
The middle toe of the right foot --
John Mortonson's funeral --
The realm of the unreal --
John Bartine's watch --
The damned thing --
Haïta the shepherd --
An inhabitant of Carcosa --
The stranger.

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Published in
Secaucus, NJ
Copyright Date
1974

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
160p.
Number of pages
160

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7941257M
Internet Archive
cansuchthingsbe0000bier
ISBN 10
0806505508
ISBN 13
9780806505503
Library Thing
115266
Goodreads
61939288

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