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Ambrose Bierce never owned a horse, a carriage, or a car; he was a renter who never owned his own home. He was a man on the move, a man who traveled light: and in the end he rode, with all of his possessions, on a rented horse into the Mexican desert to join Pancho Villa -- never to return. Can Such Things Be? Once William Randolph Hearst -- Bierce's employer, who was bragging about his own endless collections of statuary, art, books, tapestries, and, of course real estate like Hearst Castle -- once William Randolph Hearst asked Bierce what he collected. Bierce responded, smugly: "I collect words. And ideas. Like you, I also store them. But in the reservoir of my mind. I can take them out and display them at a moment's notice. Eminently portable, Mr. Hearst. And I don't find it necessary to show them all at the same time." Such things "can be. twenty-four tales of the weird by Ambrose Bierce, renowned master of the macabre (jacketless library hardcover)
| ISBN-13 | 9780806505503 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0806505508 |
| Weight | 0.50 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.25 x 0.50 x 8.25 In |
| List Price | $6.95 |
| Format | - |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 1 pages |
| Publisher | Citadel Pr |
| Published On | 1977-01-01 |
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