ISBN: 9780486400563 - the moonlit road and other ghost and horror stories (dover thrift editions) (22 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Contains a number of excellent stories, including several considered Bierce's best. I have to say, all of them were quite good, and I was impressed at how so many of them are still terrifying and suspenseful over a hundred years after Bierce wrote them. -- Battered, Tattered, Yellowed & CreasedFamed for the mordant wit and satire of his essays and newspaper columns, Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) also possessed a fascination with the macabre. His masterful tales of the supernatural bespeak an imagination generations ahead of its time, exhibiting impressionistic conceits of reality in which space and time expand and contract according to individual perception.This stimulating and provocative collection of twelve of Bierce's finest ghost and horror stories abounds in crimes of passion, restless specters seeking revenge, haunted houses, forewarnings of doom, and sound minds deranged by contact with the spirit world. Selections include The Eyes of the Panther, a chilling account of a young woman's supernatural link to a beast of the forest; A Watcher by the Dead, in which a madcap wager has ghastly consequences; The Man and the Snake, a hallucinogenic encounter between serpent and human; Moxon's Master, a nineteenth-century caveat against the coming Machine Age; the celebrated title story; and seven others. …

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Contains a number of excellent stories, including several considered Bierce's best. I have to say, all of them were quite good, and I was impressed at how so many of them are still terrifying and suspenseful over a hundred years after Bierce wrote them. -- Battered, Tattered, Yellowed & CreasedFamed for the mordant wit and satire of his essays and newspaper columns, Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) also possessed a fascination with the macabre. His masterful tales of the supernatural bespeak an imagination generations ahead of its time, exhibiting impressionistic conceits of reality in which space and time expand and contract according to individual perception.This stimulating and provocative collection of twelve of Bierce's finest ghost and horror stories abounds in crimes of passion, restless specters seeking revenge, haunted houses, forewarnings of doom, and sound minds deranged by contact with the spirit world. Selections include The Eyes of the Panther, a chilling account of a young woman's supernatural link to a beast of the forest; A Watcher by the Dead, in which a madcap wager has ghastly consequences; The Man and the Snake, a hallucinogenic encounter between serpent and human; Moxon's Master, a nineteenth-century caveat against the coming Machine Age; the celebrated title story; and seven others. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Third Edition, Reissue. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Zustand: very_good. Book is in very good condition. Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Contains a number of excellent stories, including several considered Bierce's best. I have to say, all of them were quite good, and I was impressed at how so many of them are still terrifying and suspenseful over a hundred years after Bierce wrote them. -- Battered, Tattered, Yellowed & CreasedFamed for the mordant wit and satire of his essays and newspaper columns, Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) also possessed a fascination with the macabre. His masterful tales of the supernatural bespeak an imagination generations ahead of its time, exhibiting impressionistic conceits of reality in which space and time expand and contract according to individual perception.This stimulating and provocative collection of twelve of Bierce's finest ghost and horror stories abounds in crimes of passion, restless specters seeking revenge, haunted houses, forewarnings of doom, and sound minds deranged by contact with the spirit world. Selections include The Eyes of the Panther, a chilling account of a young woman's supernatural link to a beast of the forest; A Watcher by the Dead, in which a madcap wager has ghastly consequences; The Man and the Snake, a hallucinogenic encounter between serpent and human; Moxon's Master, a nineteenth-century caveat against the coming Machine Age; the celebrated title story; and seven others. …

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Contains a number of excellent stories, including several considered Bierce's best. I have to say, all of them were quite good, and I was impressed at how so many of them are still terrifying and suspenseful over a hundred years after Bierce wrote them. -- Battered, Tattered, Yellowed & CreasedFamed for the mordant wit and satire of his essays and newspaper columns, Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) also possessed a fascination with the macabre. His masterful tales of the supernatural bespeak an imagination generations ahead of its time, exhibiting impressionistic conceits of reality in which space and time expand and contract according to individual perception.This stimulating and provocative collection of twelve of Bierce's finest ghost and horror stories abounds in crimes of passion, restless specters seeking revenge, haunted houses, forewarnings of doom, and sound minds deranged by contact with the spirit world. Selections include The Eyes of the Panther, a chilling account of a young woman's supernatural link to a beast of the forest; A Watcher by the Dead, in which a madcap wager has ghastly consequences; The Man and the Snake, a hallucinogenic encounter between serpent and human; Moxon's Master, a nineteenth-century caveat against the coming Machine Age; the celebrated title story; and seven others. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: As New. Like New condition. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good Condition. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

Zustand: Very Good.

Zustand: New. Brand New.

Trade paperback. Zustand: As new. Dover Publications, c1998. 91pp. 8vo. Uncreased spine, as new unread trade paperback.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 3rd edition. 91 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.25 inches. In Stock.