# John Bartine — Can Such Things Be? character guide

> John Bartine in Can Such Things Be? by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Bartine

**First appearance:** 0039-john-bartine-s-watch

## Who they are

A man who inherits a mysterious watch that seems to predict death.

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