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Thirteen Stories by Fitz-James O'Brien

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Author : Fitz James O'Brien
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1611494028
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Thirteen Stories by Fitz-James O'Brien written by Fitz James O'Brien and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: his volume forms part of a continuing initiative by Wayne R. Kime to make available the writings of Fitz-James O'Brien (1828-1862), an Irish-American literary man who during his lifetime won reputation as one of the most talented young authors in the United States, but who has been all but forgotten since. It follows Fitz-James O'Brien: Selected Literary Journalism, 1852-1860 (Susquehanna University Press, 2003) and Behind the Curtain: Selected Fiction of Fitz-James O'Brien (University of Delaware Press and Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2011), both edited by Kime. Like its predecessors, the volume offers evidence that "not only for his vivid contemporaneity but also for his originality, range, and technical skill" (Fitz-James O'Brien: Selected Literary Journalism, 10), O'Brien's claim to lasting memory was well justified. Thirteen Stories by Fitz-James O'Brien: The Realm of Mind presents a group of works that explore one of the author's special interests, the representation of individual consciousness. All but three of the stories are reprinted here for the first time. The works are arranged chronologically, by date of publication, under five headings: Expanded Faculties ("The Old Boy," "The Spider's Eye," "Seeing the World"), Induced Visions ("The Hasheesh Eater," "Broadway Bedeviled"), New Knowledge ("Mr. Grubbe's Night with Memnon," "The Golden Ingot," "How I Overcame My Gravity"), Love and Hate ("Number 101," "Jubal, the Ringer"), and Dreams ("A Terrible Night," "The Crystal Bell," "From Hand to Mouth"). A general introduction, brief introductions to the individual stories, and explanatory notes complement the reprinted texts. The volume has been designed to appeal to both general and specialist readers.

The Diamond Lens and Other Stories

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Author : Fitz-James O'Brien
Publisher : Hesperus Press
ISBN 13 : 1780940920
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Diamond Lens and Other Stories written by Fitz-James O'Brien and published by Hesperus Press. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An absorbing and haunting collection of early science fiction tales by an Irish-American author Fitz-James O'Brien capitalized on the success of his predecessors Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley in writing disturbing stories with demented protagonists, and this collection of three tales shows his mastery of the macabre. "The Diamond Lens" tells of a lone scientist's discovery of a microcosmic world within a drop of water, and his growing obsession with the beautiful Animula, a fair maiden within this world which he can see but never enter. His uncompromising pursuit of knowledge at any cost foreshadows the mad scientist familiar to readers in a multitude of works. In "What Was It?" an invisible man is discovered by residents of a boarding house. The residents' capture and investigation of the creature blends the fantastic with the scientific as they seek rational explanations for this extraordinary phenomenon. "The Wondersmith" is a macabre tale of an embittered toymaker who seeks revenge upon the society that has persecuted him by creating demonic mannequins and imbuing them with life in order to slaughter the masses— a fantastic melodrama in which the cunning Wondersmith is offset by the unassuming and unlikely hero Solon the hunchback, in love with the villain's daughter.

Fitz-James O'Brien

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Author : Fitz James O'Brien
Publisher : Bit O'Irish Press
ISBN 13 : 9780692925270
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Fitz-James O'Brien written by Fitz James O'Brien and published by Bit O'Irish Press. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tremendous number of European immigrants came to the United States during the 1840s and 1850s; many came in search of new economic opportunities. Fitz-James O'Brien (1828-1862) came to America (originally from Ireland) in 1852 looking to make his way in the literary world. With impressive recommendations in hand, he had no trouble finding work and immediately started editing and publishing stories in some of the most influential magazines of the day (e.g., Harper's New Monthly Magazine, The American Whig Review, Putnam's Monthly Magazine, and The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine). When the Civil War broke out, in 1861, he joined the Union army and was fatally wounded in 1862. O'Brien is one of the most important American writers in between the first and the second half of the nineteenth-century. He serves as an important literary bridge between Romanticism and Realism. His short stories follow the same natural and supernatural horror, philosophical observations of human nature, and social criticisms as those of the great American triumvirate - Irving, Hawthorne, and Poe. It was Poe that had a particularly strong influence on his writing, but the influence of all three of these writers can be seen in his stories. H.P. Lovecraft said of O'Brien, in his important survey of supernatural literature, Supernatural Horror in Literature, "O'Brien's early death undoubtedly deprived us of some masterful tales of strangeness and terror." This collection will be the most complete one-volume edition of O'Brien's works to date. Included in this edition are all his important stories, the ones that he was most known for during his lifetime (e.g., "What Was It?" "The Diamond Lens," and "The Wondersmith"), as well as others that have never been published since their initial publication in the 1850s. This edition comprises about half his total published short stories during his lifetime. Most O'Brien anthologies contain five to eight of his stories, this edition contains over thirty-five short stories, as well as a sampling of his Gothic poetry. All aspects of O'Brien's Gothic will be represented in this edition, the supernatural, urban, fantasy, and tragedy. Also included in this edition are some of his satires and the semi-autobiographical and humorous story "Carrying Weight." This volume will be of interest for courses on American Studies as well as courses focusing on Romantic and Gothic Literature, Horror, Science Fiction, or the Humanities.

Dream stories and fantasies

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Author : Fitz James O'Brien
Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 : 9780385246491
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Dream stories and fantasies written by Fitz James O'Brien and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Collected Stories

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Author : Fitz James O'Brien
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Collected Stories written by Fitz James O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Poems and Stories of Fitz-James O'Brien

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Author : Fitz James O'Brien
Publisher : Ardent Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Poems and Stories of Fitz-James O'Brien written by Fitz James O'Brien and published by Ardent Media. This book was released on 1969 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lost Souls of Horror and the Gothic

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Author : Elizabeth McCarthy
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476626537
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Lost Souls of Horror and the Gothic written by Elizabeth McCarthy and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-10-24 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years horror and gothic themes have penetrated mainstream popular culture in a manner unseen since the horror boom of the 1970s. Primetime television viewers who before might not have shown interest in such late-night fare now happily settle down after dinner to watch zombie or serial killer shows. This collection of 54 biographical essays examines many overlooked and underrated figures who have played a role in the ever expanding world of horror and gothic entertainment. The contributors push the boundaries of how we define these terms, bringing into the discussion such diverse figures as singer-songwriter Tom Waits, occultist Dion Fortune, author Charles Beaumont, historian and bishop Gregory of Tours and video game designer Shinji Mikami.

The Big Book of Ghost Stories

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Author : Otto Penzler
Publisher : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN 13 : 0307474496
Total Pages : 850 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Big Book of Ghost Stories written by Otto Penzler and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a thousand pages of haunted—and haunting—ghost tales: the most complete collection of uncanny, spooky, creepy tales ever published! Edited and with an introduction by Otto Penzler. Including stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Rudyanrd Kipling, Isaac Asimov, James MacCreigh, and many more! Featuring eerie vintage ghost illustrations. The ghost story is perhaps the oldest of all the supernatural literary genres and has captured the imagination of almost every writer to put pen to the page. Here, Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler has followed his keen sense of the supernatural to collect the most chilling and uncanny tales in the canon. These spectral stories span more than a hundred years, from modern-day horrors by Joyce Carol Oates, Chet Williamson and Andrew Klavan, to pulp yarns from August Derleth, Greye La Spina, and M. L. Humphreys, to the atmospheric Victorian tales of Rudyard Kipling, Edith Wharton, and H. P. Lovecraft, not to mention modern works by the likes of Donald E. Westlake and Isaac Asimov that are already classics. Some of these stories have haunted the canon for a century, while others are making their first ghoulish appearance in book form. Whether you prefer possessive poltergeists, awful apparitions, or friendly phantoms, these stories are guaranteed to thrill you, tingle the spine, or tickle the funny bone, and keep you turning the pages with fearful delight. Including such classics as “The Monkey’s Paw” and “The Open Window” and eerie vintage illustrations, and also featuring haunted mansions, midnight frights, lovers from beyond the grave, rapping, tapping, wailing shades, and ghosts, ghouls, and specters galore! AlsoFeaturing haunted mansions, midnight frights, lovers from beyond the grave, rapping, tapping, wailing shades, and ghosts, ghouls, and specters galore!

The Poems and Stories of Fitz-James O'Brien

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Author : Fitz James O'Brien
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Poems and Stories of Fitz-James O'Brien written by Fitz James O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Wondersmith

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Author : Fitz-James O'Brien
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Wondersmith written by Fitz-James O'Brien and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wondersmith is a spooky Christmas story by Fitz-James O'Brien. O'Brien was an Irish author often considered one of the forerunners of the sci-fi genre. Excerpt: "Zonela was surely not of gypsy blood. That rich auburn hair, that looked almost black in the lamp-light, that pale, transparent skin, tinged with an under-glow of warm rich blood, the hazel eyes, large and soft as those of a fawn, were never begotten of a Zingaro. Zonela was seemingly about sixteen; her figure, although somewhat thin and angular, was full of the unconscious grace of youth."

The Girl in the Golden Atom

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Author : Ray Cummings
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Girl in the Golden Atom written by Ray Cummings and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Girl in the Golden Atom" by Ray Cummings. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Big Book of Best Short Stories - Volume 13

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Author : Fitz James O'Brien
Publisher : Tacet Books
ISBN 13 : 3966611147
Total Pages : 2176 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (666 download)

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Download or read book Big Book of Best Short Stories - Volume 13 written by Fitz James O'Brien and published by Tacet Books. This book was released on 2020-04-10 with total page 2176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains70 short storiesfrom 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the criticAugust Nemo, in a collection that will please theliterature lovers. For more exciting titles, be sure to check out our 7 Best Short Stories and Essential Novelists collections. This book contains: Fitz-James O'Brien: - The Diamond Lens. - The Lost Room. - What Was it? A Mystery. - My Wife's Tempter. - The Golden Ingot. - The Child Who Loved a Grave. - The Wondersmith.Francis Marion Crawford: - The Dead Smile. - The Screaming Skull. - Man Overboard! - For The Blood Is The Life. - The Upper Berth. - By The Waters of Paradise. - The Doll's Ghost.Francis Stevens: - Behind the Curtain. - Unseen Unfeared. - Elf Trap. - Serapion. - Friend Island. - Citadel of Fear. - Nightmare!Barry Pain: - Aunt Martha. - The Bet. - The Boy in the Book. - The Discovery of Nesting. - Eliza and the Special. - The Kindness of the Celestial. - The Victim of Apparatus.Frank L. Packard: - Corporal Bob. - The Guardian of the Devil's Slide. - Where's Haggerty? - McQueen's Hobby. - Munford. - "If a Man Die" - The Blood of Kings.Paul Laurence Dunbar: - The Scapegoat. - One Christmas At Shiloh. - The Mission Of Mr. Scatters. - A Matter Of Doctrine. - Old Abe's Conversion. - The Race Question. - A Defender Of The Faith.Otis Adelbert Kline: - The Corpse on the Third Slab. - The Man from the Moon. - The Cup of Blood. - Mignight Madness. - The Malignant Entity. - The Bird-People. - The Thing of a Thousand Shapes.John Ulrich Giesy: - The Occult Detector. - The Purple Light. - The Significance of the High "D". - The Wistaria Scarf. - The Master Mind. - Rubies of Doom. - The House of Invisible Bondage.Valery Bryusov: - The Republic of the Southern Cross. - The Marble Bust. - For Herself or for Another. - In the Mirror. - Protection. - The "Bemol" Shop of Stationery. - Rhea Silvia.Eleanor H. Porter: - A Delayed Heritage. - The Folly of Wisdom. - The Letter. - The Elephant's Board and Keep. - Crumbs. - The Lady in Black. - That Angel Boy.

The Lost Room

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Author : Fitz James O'Brien
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781721871896
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (718 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Room written by Fitz James O'Brien and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lost Room By Fitz James O'Brien We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Best Short Stories

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Author : Martha Foley
Publisher : Mariner Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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The Best Short Stories of ... and the Yearbook of the American Short Story

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Author : Martha Foley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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University of Colorado Studies

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Author : University of Colorado
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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University of Colorado Studies

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Author : University of Colorado (Boulder campus)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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