"The Suitable Surroundings" (first published in the San Francisco Examiner of July 14, 1889, also published as part of Tales of Soldiers and Civilians) is a short story by 19th-century journalist, short-story writer and occasional horror-story author, Ambrose Bierce. Of note in this story: Discussion: Could 'the manuscript' be a version of the Play translated/developed by Breede and/or Colston?