Cobwebs from an Empty Skull

"Cobwebs from an Empty Skull" by Ambrose Bierce is divided into three sections: «Fables of Zambri, the Parsee,» an assortment of over 100 fables; «Brief Seasons of Intellectual Dissipation,» discussions between a fool and a philosopher, a doctor and a soldier, respectively; and «Divers Tales,» 28 different stories of an eclectic nature. These tales are all magical and fantastic in nature and wish to impart a moral lesson on readers of any age.