Fitz James O'Brien
Union Army officer
Fitz James O'Brien (25 October 1826–6 April 1862) was an Irish American Civil War soldier, writer, and poet.
Quotes edit
The Diamond Lens (1858) edit
- Like every novice, I fancied myself a discoverer.
What Was It? A Mystery (1859) edit
- I feel my capacity to experience a terror greater than anything yet conceived by the human mind—something combining in fearful and unnatural amalgamation hitherto supposed incompatible elements.
Quotes about Fitz James O'Brien edit
- O'Brien's early death undoubtedly deprived us of some masterful tales of strangeness and terror.