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An Arabian night-mare and others (1848-1854) / Fitz-James O'Brien.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Brien, Fitz James, 1828-1862, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American--19th century.
- Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American.
- Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American--Irish authors.
- Genre:
- short stories.
- poetry.
- Short stories.
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- xlvi, 241 pages ; 21 cm
- Other Title:
- Arabian nightmare
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin : Swan River Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- An Arabian Night-mare and Others (1848-1854) gathers O{u2019}Brien{u2019}s earliest speculative fiction. The collection opens with the eerie poem #x1B;g2#x1B;sForest Thoughts#x1B;g3#x1B;s, a meditation on dark Gothic themes, and concludes with the story #x1B;g2#x1B;sA Peep Behind the Scenes#x1B;g3#x1B;s, which explores the metaphorical theater of life. Between these bookends, readers will find poems, fragments, and stories that delve into liminal spaces, nightmares, wild fantasies, and the unsettling theme of mental deterioration. This collection showcases O{u2019}Brien{u2019}s early fascination with the blurred boundaries between reality and imagination.-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Dreaming of Fantasy / John P. Irish
- A Note on the Text
- Forest Thoughts
- Philosophy in Disguise
- The Story of a Child
- The Sunbeam, the Dew-drop, and the Rose
- The Lonely Oak
- Dawn
- An Arabian Night-mare
- A Legend of Barlagh Cave
- The Wonderful Adventures of Mr. Papplewick
- The Gory Gnome
- The Demon Tie
- Aladdin at the Crystal Palace
- The Shirt Fiend
- The Spectral Shirt
- The Old Boy
- Madness
- The Man Without a Shadow
- A Voyage in My Bed
- Pallida
- Song of the Immortal Gods
- The Old Knight's Wassail
- One Event
- The Other Night
- The King of Nodland and His Dwarf
- Sir Brasil's Falcon
- A Peep Behind the Scenes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contains:
- O'Brien, Fitz James, 1828-1862. Arabian night-mare.
- ISBN:
- 9781783800513
- 1783800518
- OCLC:
- 1555577694
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