The Wondersmith and Others by Fitz-James O’Brien (Ash-Tree Press, April 2008, 978-1-55310-106-2, $49.00, xxiv+272pp, hc, co, cover by Jason Zerrillo) [edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson]
Collection of 25 stories and two poems, previously published in two volumes (Doubleday 1988 as The Supernatural Tales of Fitz-James O’Brien, Vol. 1: Macabre Tales and The Supernatural Tales of Fitz-James O’Brien, Vol. 2: Dream Stories and Fantasies). Edited, with an Introduction by Jessica Amanda Salmonson.
- · Introduction—Fitz-James O’Brien: America’s Splendid Bohemian · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · in (r)
- · Macabre Tales
- · Proem: The Ghosts · Fitz-James O’Brien · pm The Knickerbocker January 1859
- · The Lost Room · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine September 1858, uncredited.
- · The Child That Loved a Grave · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine April 1861, uncredited.
- · The Diamond Lens · Fitz-James O’Brien · nv The Atlantic Monthly January 1858, uncredited.
- · The Pot of Tulips [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine November 1855, uncredited.
- · The Bohemian · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine July 1855, uncredited.
- · Seeing the World · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine September 1857, uncredited.
- · What Was It? A Mystery [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited.
- · The Wondersmith · Fitz-James O’Brien · nv The Atlantic Monthly October 1859, uncredited.
- · A Dead Secret · Fitz-James O’Brien (error, actually by George Augustus Sala) · ss Household Words September 10 1853, uncredited.
- · A Legend of Barlagh Cave · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss from “The Phantom Light”, The Home Companion January 31 1852
- · Jubal, the Ringer · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss The Knickerbocker August 1858
- · Dream Stories and Fantasies
- · Envoi: The Enchanted Titan · Fitz-James O’Brien · pm Harper’s New Monthly Magazine December 1859, uncredited.
- · A Voyage in My Bed · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss American Whig Review September 1852
- · A Terrible Night · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine October 1856, uncredited.
- · A Day Dream · Fitz-James O’Brien · vi Harper’s Weekly February 21 1856
- · The Other Night · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss American Whig Review December 1852
- · The Crystal Bell · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine December 1856, uncredited.
- · How I Overcame My Gravity · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine May 1864, uncredited.
- · Three of a Trade; Or, Red Little Kriss Kringle · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Saturday Press December 25 1858
- · From Hand to Mouth · Fitz-James O’Brien · nv New York Picayune Newspaper March 27 1858 (+7)
- · The Wonderful Adventures of Mr. Papplewick · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss The Lantern March 13 1852
- · The Comet and I · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s Weekly May 23 1857
- · The Man Without a Shadow: A New Version · Fitz-James O’Brien · vi The Lantern September 4 1852
- · An Arabian Nightmare · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Household Words November 8 1851
- · The King of Nodland and His Dwarf · Fitz-James O’Brien · nv American Whig Review December 1852
- · The Dragon-Fang Possessed by the Conjuror Piou-Lu · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1856, uncredited.
- · Sources and Story Notes · [uncredited] · ms (r)
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