Fitz James O Brien

Author : Fitz-James O'Brien,Fitz James O'Brien
Publisher : Hesperus Press
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781780940922

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The Diamond Lens and Other Stories by Fitz-James O'Brien,Fitz James O'Brien Pdf

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.

Author : Fitz-James O'Brien
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547321705

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The Wondersmith by Fitz-James O'Brien Pdf

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."

Author : Fitz James O'Brien
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : American literature
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Poems and Stories of Fitz-James O'Brien by Fitz James O'Brien Pdf

Author : Francis Wolle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1494085771

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Fitz James O'Brien by Francis Wolle Pdf

This is a new release of the original 1944 edition.

Author : Fitz James O'Brien
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1721871896

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The Lost Room by Fitz James O'Brien Pdf

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.

Author : Fitz James O'Brien,William Winter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : American literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019946115

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The Poems and Stories of Fitz-James O'Brien by Fitz James O'Brien,William Winter Pdf

Author : Fitz James O'Brien,Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0385246498

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Dream stories and fantasies by Fitz James O'Brien,Jessica Amanda Salmonson Pdf

Author : Fitz James O'Brien,Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0385245629

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Macabre tales by Fitz James O'Brien,Jessica Amanda Salmonson Pdf

Author : Jeff VanderMeer,Ann VanderMeer
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 2482 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466803190

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The Weird by Jeff VanderMeer,Ann VanderMeer Pdf

From Lovecraft to Borges to Gaiman, a century of intrepid literary experimentation has created a corpus of dark and strange stories that transcend all known genre boundaries. Together these stories form The Weird, and its practitioners include some of the greatest names in twentieth and twenty-first century literature. Exotic and esoteric, The Weird plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. You won't find any elves or wizards here...but you will find the biggest, boldest, and downright most peculiar stories from the last hundred years bound together in the biggest Weird collection ever assembled. The Weird features 110 stories by an all-star cast, from literary legends to international bestsellers to Booker Prize winners: including William Gibson, George R. R. Martin, Stephen King, Angela Carter, Kelly Link, Franz Kafka, China Miéville, Clive Barker, Haruki Murakami, M. R. James, Neil Gaiman, Mervyn Peake, and Michael Chabon. The Weird is the winner of the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Mike Stocks
Publisher : Usborne Publishing Ltd
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781409569190

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Victorian Horror Stories: Usborne Classics Retold by Mike Stocks Pdf

Six terrifying tales from the Victorian age thrillingly retold for today's readers.

Author : Editors of Canterbury Classics
Publisher : Canterbury Classics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1684129958

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Classic Science Fiction by Editors of Canterbury Classics Pdf

Classic works of speculative fiction from the earliest masters of the genre. Classic Science Fiction includes nine stories from masters of early science fiction: H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London, Fitz James O’Brien, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Stanley G. Weinbaum. The exploration of new concepts and technologies has driven the genre since its earliest days, and these works demonstrate how science fiction evolved to encompass not only speculative science but also humanity’s role in the universe.

Author : Fitz James O'Brien,August Nemo
Publisher : Tacet Books
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783967991017

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7 best short stories by Fitz James O'Brien by Fitz James O'Brien,August Nemo Pdf

Fitz-James O'Brien was an Irish-born American author whose psychologically penetrating tales of pseudoscience and the uncanny made him one of the forerunners of modern science fiction. The critic August Nemo selected seven short stories by this remarkable author for your enjoyment: - The Diamond Lens. - The Lost Room. - What Was it? A Mystery. - My Wife's Tempter. - The Golden Ingot. - The Child Who Loved a Grave. - Thw Wondersmith.

Author : Howard Bruce Franklin
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0813521521

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Future Perfect by Howard Bruce Franklin Pdf

Critics, science fiction writers, scientists, and scholars throughout the world hailed the original publication of Future Perfect in 1966 as a book that would transform our evaluation of science fiction and our understanding of American culture. The praise has proved well founded, for Future Perfect has been more responsible than any other single work for the recognition of the value and significance of science fiction.

Author : Darryl Jones
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780199685431

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Horror Stories by Darryl Jones Pdf

Collects twenty-nine classic nineteenth-century horror tales from American, Irish, British, and European authors, with author information and explanatory notes.

Author : S. T. Joshi
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486143231

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Great Weird Tales by S. T. Joshi Pdf

14 spellbinding tales, including "The Sin Eater," by Fiona McLeod, "The Eye Above the Mantel," by Frank Belknap Long, as well as renowned works by R. H. Barlow and Lord Dunsany.