# Endnotes explained — Can Such Things Be?

> Chapter companion for Can Such Things Be? by Ambrose Bierce.

## What happens

The chapter consists of endnotes referencing the tale's origin among the papers of the late Leigh Bierce and a historical note about the Isle of Pines as a pirate rendezvous.

## Key lines

> Rough notes of this tale were found among the papers of the late Leigh Bierce.

The story's draft was discovered in the posthumous documents of Leigh Bierce.

_Indicates the source of the tale._

> The Isle of Pines was once a famous rendezvous of pirates.

The Isle of Pines historically served as a well-known meeting place for pirates.

_Provides historical context for the setting._

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