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The Fantastic Tales of Fitz-James O'Brien
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In the field of supernatural and fantastic literature, certain names come readily to mind – E.T.A. Hoffmann, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft – but the name of Fitz-James O’Brien has been unjustly overlooked and nearly forgotten since his premature death in 1862 during the American Civil...
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A unique collection of supernatural short stories by a forerunner of science fiction. It includes ‘What Was It?’, a story which served as a model for H.G. Wells’s The Invisible Man.
A unique collection of supernatural short stories by a forerunner of science fiction. It includes ‘What Was It?’, a story which served as a model for H.G. Wells’s The Invisible Man.
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Description
In the field of supernatural and fantastic literature, certain names come readily to mind – E.T.A. Hoffmann, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft – but the name of Fitz-James O’Brien has been unjustly overlooked and nearly forgotten since his premature death in 1862 during the American Civil War.
The Diamond Lens, O’Brien’s most famous short story, can be regarded as a forerunner of the science-fiction genre; What Was It? is alleged to have served as a model for H.G. Wells’s The Invisible Man; and The Wondersmith is a marvellous tale of Hoffmannesque invention. Taken together, O’Brien’s few surviving stories give him an important place in the development of American fiction and remain as fresh today as when they were first written more than a hundred and fifty years ago.
Contents: The Diamond Lens, The Lost Room, What Was It?, The Wondersmith, Seeing the World, The Pot of Tulips, The Dragon Fang possessed by the Conjurer Piou-Lou.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781847495198
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Alma Classics
Contributors:
- Volume editor Michael Hayes
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 191g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Born in Ireland, Fitz-James O’Brien (1828–62) was an American writer of poems and short stories who is considered by some as a pioneer in the science-fiction genre.
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