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Diamond Lens with Other Stories

Diamond Lens with Other Stories

Written by: Fitz-James O'Brien
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Delve into the captivating world of Fitz-James OBrien, the Irish-born author hailed as a hidden genius of weird fiction. As the vital link between Edgar Allan Poe and later masters like Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce, and Arthur Machen, OBriens work offers a unique blend of the fantastical and the scientific. In this collection, youll discover some of his most celebrated tales, including The Diamond Lens, where a sance, a murder, and a microscopic universe collide, and What Was It?‚a chilling story of an invisible murderer that predates both H.G. Wells The Invisible Man and Bierces The Damned Thing. Experience the bizarre killer puppets in The Wondersmith, the mind-bending spatial tricks of The Lost Room, a haunting mystery with A Pot of Tulips, and the exotic adventure of The Dragon Fang. Each story showcases the extraordinary talent and imagination of this nearly forgotten master of the weird. (Summary by Ben Tucker)Copyright History & Horror Collections Art Science Fiction
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    Selected Poems of John Drinkwater-John Drinkwater
    Aug 24 2026
    Delve into the captivating world of Fitz-James OBrien, the Irish-born author hailed as a hidden genius of weird fiction. As the vital link between Edgar Allan Poe and later masters like Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce, and Arthur Machen, OBriens work offers a unique blend of the fantastical and the scientific. In this collection, youll discover some of his most celebrated tales, including The Diamond Lens, where a sance, a murder, and a microscopic universe collide, and What Was It?‚a chilling story of an invisible murderer that predates both H.G. Wells The Invisible Man and Bierces The Damned Thing. Experience the bizarre killer puppets in The Wondersmith, the mind-bending spatial tricks of The Lost Room, a haunting mystery with A Pot of Tulips, and the exotic adventure of The Dragon Fang. Each story showcases the extraordinary talent and imagination of this nearly forgotten master of the weird. (Summary by Ben Tucker)
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Magic World-E. Nesbit

    Magic World-E. Nesbit
    Aug 23 2026
    Delve into the captivating world of Fitz-James OBrien, the Irish-born author hailed as a hidden genius of weird fiction. As the vital link between Edgar Allan Poe and later masters like Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce, and Arthur Machen, OBriens work offers a unique blend of the fantastical and the scientific. In this collection, youll discover some of his most celebrated tales, including The Diamond Lens, where a sance, a murder, and a microscopic universe collide, and What Was It?‚a chilling story of an invisible murderer that predates both H.G. Wells The Invisible Man and Bierces The Damned Thing. Experience the bizarre killer puppets in The Wondersmith, the mind-bending spatial tricks of The Lost Room, a haunting mystery with A Pot of Tulips, and the exotic adventure of The Dragon Fang. Each story showcases the extraordinary talent and imagination of this nearly forgotten master of the weird. (Summary by Ben Tucker)
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    7 hrs and 28 mins
  • Prose Edda (Brodeur Translation)-Snorri Sturleson

    Prose Edda (Brodeur Translation)-Snorri Sturleson
    Aug 22 2026
    Delve into the captivating world of Fitz-James OBrien, the Irish-born author hailed as a hidden genius of weird fiction. As the vital link between Edgar Allan Poe and later masters like Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce, and Arthur Machen, OBriens work offers a unique blend of the fantastical and the scientific. In this collection, youll discover some of his most celebrated tales, including The Diamond Lens, where a sance, a murder, and a microscopic universe collide, and What Was It?‚a chilling story of an invisible murderer that predates both H.G. Wells The Invisible Man and Bierces The Damned Thing. Experience the bizarre killer puppets in The Wondersmith, the mind-bending spatial tricks of The Lost Room, a haunting mystery with A Pot of Tulips, and the exotic adventure of The Dragon Fang. Each story showcases the extraordinary talent and imagination of this nearly forgotten master of the weird. (Summary by Ben Tucker)
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    6 hrs and 21 mins
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