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In the Midst of Life; Tales of Soldiers and Civilians

Name: In the Midst of Life; Tales of Soldiers and Civilians
Author: Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

Read by David Wales · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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The Suitable Surroundings (20:57)
A Tough Tussle (23:13)
An Inhabitant of Carcosa (12:28)
The Middle Toe Of The Right Foot (24:57)
Haita The Shepherd (16:09)
A Horseman In The Sky (18:52)
An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge (28:56)
Chickamauga (20:08)
A Son Of The Gods (21:05)
One Of The Missing (35:36)
Killed At Resaca (18:10)
The Affair At Coulter's Notch (24:43)
The Coup De Grace (16:41)
Parker Adderson, Philosopher (18:29)
An Affair Of Outposts (28:00)
The Story Of A Conscience (18:53)
One Kind Of Officer (27:38)
One Officer, One Man (18:36)
George Thurston (14:39)
The Mocking-bird (18:52)
The Man Out Of The Nose (22:17)
An Adventure At Brownville (29:48)
The Famous Gilson Bequest (23:59)
The Applicant (14:27)
A Watcher By The Dead (29:39)
The Man And The Snake (19:59)
A Holy Terror (40:54)
The Boarded Window (14:35)
A Lady From Red Horse (19:12)
The Eyes Of The Panther (29:08)