The Damned Thing
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About this book
"The Damned Thing" is a horror short story written by American Civil War soldier, wit, and writer Ambrose Bierce. It first appeared in Town Topics on December 7, 1893.
Reader Profile
4.2/5 · 37 readers · 24 pages · ≈ 27 min · Moderate
How long does it take to read The Damned Thing?
About ≈ 27 min — 24 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Damned Thing?
24 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Damned Thing?
It sits on the Short Stories, Horror, Fiction shelves.
Is The Damned Thing in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The Damned Thing?
Ambrose Bierce.
“By THE light of a tallow candle, which had been placed on one end of a rough table, a man was reading something written in a book.”