Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914) was a short story writer, an editorialist, a satirist and a journalist. He is best known for his Devil's Dictionary. His sardonic view of human nature and his tough stance as a critic earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce." Despite his reputation Bierce always encouraged young writers. Bierce went to Mexico to get a first hand view of the revolution. He disappeared without a trace. Stories in this collection include Present at a hanging - A cold greeting - A wireless message - An arrest - A man with two lives - Three and two are one - A baffled ambuscade - Two military executions - The Isle of Pines - A fruitless assignment - A vine on a house - At old man Eckert's - The Spook House - The other lodgers - The thing at Nolan - The difficulty of crossing a field - An unfinished race - Charles Ashmore's trail - Science to the front. | Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories by Ambrose Bierce, Paperback | Indigo Chapters