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.
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Quotes
editThe 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.