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In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians

by Ambrose Bierce

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Languages: English, German
  • Content type: FictionJuvenile

A collection of 26 stories: Soldiers (15 stories) "A Horseman in the Sky" [An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14863232W/An_Occurrence_at_Owl_Creek_Bridge) "Chickamauga" "A Son of the Gods" "One of the Missing" "Killed at Resaca" "The Affair at Coulter's Notch" "The Coup de Grâce" "Parker Adderson, Philosopher" "An Affair of Outposts" "The Story of a Conscience" "One Kind of Officer" "One Officer, One Man" "George Thurston" "The Mocking-Bird" Civilians (11 stories) "The Man Out of the Nose" "An Adventure at Brownville" "The Famous Gilson Bequest" "The Applicant" [Watcher by the Dead](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20084267W) "The Man and the Snake" "A Holy Terror" "The Suitable Surroundings" "The Boarded Window" "An Heiress from Redhorse" [The Eyes of the Panther](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20084430W/The_Eyes_of_the_Panther) ---------- Also contained in: - [The Best of Ambrose Bierce](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16077835W/The_Best_of_Ambrose_Bierce) - [The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14863242W/The_Collected_Writings_of_Ambrose_Bierce) [Devil’s Dictionary, Tales, & Memoirs](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17454237W)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends and Shamanism and spirit practice.

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In the Midst of Life

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  • Open Library reports 86 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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