Transcribed from the 1899 G. P. Putnam’s Sons edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org

FANTASTIC FABLES

By AMBROSE BIERCE

author of “tales of soldiers and civilians,” “can such things be?” “black beetles in amber,” etc.

G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
new york and london
The Knickerbocker Press 1899

Contents:

The Moral Principle and the Material Interest

The Crimson Candle

The Blotted Escutcheon and the Soiled Ermine