O'Brien, Fitz-James

1828 - 6 April 1862

Irish-born poet, journalist, and short-story writer who emigrated to America in 1852; O'Brien died of tetanus from an injury acquired during the Civil War.

Sites:
O'Brien resource page
Includes biographical and bibliographical informaiton. [Alan Gullette]
Biographical note
[FamousAmericans.net]
Bibliography
[Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Violet Books]
Bibliography
[FantasticFiction]
Fitz-James O'Brien
Supernaturalist bibliography with book cover images. [Guide to Supernatural Fiction, Tartarus Press]
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Etexts:
"An Arabian Nightmare"
- at HorrorMasters (PDF)

"The Bohemian"
- at HorrorMasters (PDF)

"The Child Who Loved a Grave"
- at BlackMask: HTML (10K) or PDF

"A Dead Secret"
- at HorrorMasters (PDF)

"The Demon of the Gibbet"
- at Lit of the Fantastic
- at BlackMask: HTML (3K) or PDF

"The Diamond Lens"
- at UVa (56K)
- at BlackMask: HTML (54K) or PDF

"The Dragon Fang"
- at HorrorMasters

"The Golden Ingot"
- at BlackMask: HTML (32K) or PDF

"How I Overcame My Gravity"
- at HorrorMasters (PDF)

"Jubal, The Ringer"
- at HorrorMasters (PDF)

"The Lost Room"
A play based on an O'Brien work.
- at BlackMask: HTML (15K) or PDF
- at HorrorMasters

"The Man Without a Shadow"
- at HorrorMasters (PDF)

"The Pot of Tulips"
- at HorrorMasters (PDF)

"Seeing the World"
- at HorrorMasters

"A Terrible Night"
- at HorrorMasters

"Three of a Trade"
- at HorrorMasters

"What Was It?"
- at BlackMask: HTML (29K) or PDF
- at HorrorMasters (PDF)

"The Wondersmith"
- at UVa (82K)
- at BlackMask: HTML this link opens a new window or PDF


Books:
Publisher's Blurb for Fitz-James O'Brien: Selected Literary Journalism, 1852-1860
By Wayne Klime. [Susquehanna UP]


Essays and Reviews:
"Fitz-James O'Brien and the Microscope"
By Harry C. Brown. Examination of O'Brien's knowledge of microscopy and optical physics. [Chez Harry]

"O'Brien, Fitz-James."