{"product_id":"an-arabian-night-mare-and-others-1848-1854-paperback","title":"An Arabian Night-mare: and Others (1848-1854) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFitz-James O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn P. Irish\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"O'Brien's early death undoubtedly deprived us of some masterful tales of strangeness and terror.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - H. P. Lovecraft\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Arabian Night-mare and Others (1848-1854)\u003c\/em\u003e gathers O'Brien's earliest speculative fiction. The collection opens with the eerie poem \"Forest Thoughts\", a meditation on dark Gothic themes, and concludes with the story \"A Peep Behind the Scenes\", 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'Brien's early fascination with the blurred boundaries between reality and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is volume one of a three-volume set of Fitz-James O'Brien's fiction and poetry, the most comprehensive collection of his horror and supernatural writings to date. When taken together, the full set offers valuable introductions for readers of fantastical literature, featuring works never previously collected and some appearing for the first time outside their original publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47928324391063,"sku":"9781783807840","price":33.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4552\/4631\/files\/IeL0MKZklM9781783807840.webp?v=1781722866","url":"https:\/\/leyambercollective.com\/products\/an-arabian-night-mare-and-others-1848-1854-paperback","provider":"Ley Amber Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}