Although Ambrose Bierce is best known for his Civil War stories, this story, probably sold to a magazine like Colliers, which was popular for stories with Victorian style romance, is a shining example of Bierce's talents as a writer. In this tale, a man visits an old friend in San Francisco whose solitary life has been turned upside down by his own act of pride in shutting the girl he loved out of his life because she came from a different social background. 
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BEYOND THE WALL by AMBROSE BIERCE

Expand your horizons with this collection of hand-picked classic short stories and tales by writers like Jack London, Guy de Maupassant, Edith Wharton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, Hans Christian Anderson, Ambrose Bierce, and many others. These fast-paced stories and captivating tales are chosen for their unique flavor, are suitable for all ages and tastes, and provide a window to a time when writers knew how to tell great stories using descriptive words and phrases.. We now offer new episodes twice weekly, Wednesdays at 5pm ET and Sundays at noon ET. Plus watch for "Best Of" Fridays 1am.

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In this dramatic short story a character named Dr. James lives a double life. A doctor by day, he gains and betrays his patients confidence by robbing them of their money and jewels. By night, he uses his deft hands and tools to break into their houses and safes. On this night he encounters a transplanted Southern family which has run into hard times.
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THE MARIONETTES by O.HENRY

A minister decides to hire a double to attend all the boring non-church related functions that ministers are expected to attend and for awhile everything goes well- until-
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MY DOUBLE AND HOW HE OUTDID ME by EDWARD EVERETT HALE

A highly skilled surgeon trying to escape the heavy demand placed upon him for his service is drawn away from his peaceful card game in a warm bar in the Yukon to save the life of a man who has been badly mauled by a panther. Barely surviving the trek, the doctor finds himself enmeshed in an ethical dilemma.
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#11 of 443  LISTENER FAVS   THE END OF THE STORY by JACK LONDON

In "The Lady, or the Tiger", by Frank Stockton, a semi-barbaric king has devised a trial by chance that offers the accused a choice of two doors. Behind one is a beautiful lady who will become his wife once he opens the door. Behind the other is a man-eating tiger waiting to spring upon whoever opens the door. In the story, the king has discovered that his daughter is madly in love with a handsome courtier, so naturally, like any doting father, he puts the courier in jail to await his trial. Meanwhile, the king's daughter finds out something very interesting about the lady who has been chosen and will be placed behind the second door.
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THE LADY, OR THE TIGER? by FRANK STOCKTON

In the Bret Harte gold camp tale a young miner who strikes it rich hires an older lady to assume the role of his and the other boy's mother. Her donuts and cheating at poker disappoint but the camp falls in love with her. anyway. Then she tells her "son" prosper that his long lost sister will be arriving the next day..... Ronald Reagan stars as Prosper in a 1955 episode of GE Theater if you're handy with the internet.
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