http://audiofreemp3books.com/ Fitz James O'Brien (December 31 1828 - April 6 1862) was an author and is often considered one of the forerunners of today's Science Fiction.He was born Michael O'Brien in the County Limerick, Ireland, educated at the University of Dublin, and is believed... en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:10 +0300 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:10 +0300 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss AFMB Programmers denis@audiofreemp3books.com denis@audiofreemp3books.com http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/our-christmas-tree.html A poor man contrasts his Christmas tree to that of a millionaire. Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:23:16 +0400 http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/our-christmas-tree.html http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-prisoner-of-war.html A Union soldier thinks of his friend, imprisoned down South. Written in December 1861. O'Brien was a Union officer. He died from his wounds in April 1862. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:14:44 +0400 http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-prisoner-of-war.html http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/captain-alicant.html An lonely old man with a vanished, disgraced son. A sweet Skye terrier who's always in disgrace. What's brewing in a town called Hopskotch? Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:14:19 +0400 http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/captain-alicant.html http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/jubal-the-ringer.html This 1858 short story blends stalker love with magic and creates the ultimate bad wedding. Hurry to St. Phantasmos Church and meet Jubal the Ringer! Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:11:14 +0400 http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/jubal-the-ringer.html http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-pot-of-tulips.html A lost treasure, a lady in distress, and a message from beyond the grave! This 1855 story is an earlier appearance of Harry Escott from "What Was It? -- A Mystery", and features the same entertaining mixture of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:36:52 +0400 http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-pot-of-tulips.html http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/a-terrible-night.html Two young men go hunting in the forests of upstate New York, and find themselves trapped in a nightmarish situation. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:42:44 +0400 http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/a-terrible-night.html http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-sewing-bird.html O'Brien knew London and Paris, where shopgirls were common. But in New York, the stores only employed salesmen, even in departments selling exclusively to women. The work was seen as too hard for women -- but slaving as seamstresses was not. O'Brien... Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:59:03 +0400 http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-sewing-bird.html http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-diamond-lens.html Take one antebellum New York college student with a crazy dream of the perfect microscope. Add one spiritualist (modeled after the Fox sisters), one diamond, and one drop of water. Stir. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:35:11 +0400 http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-diamond-lens.html http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-wondersmith-part-1.html This 1859 Christmas horror story puts traditional figures of European legend and lore ('gypsies', hunchbacks, stolen children, wizards, and demons) into a tough New York City neighborhood. The result is a scary urban Victorian fantasy. Better hope Santa... Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:22:32 +0400 http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-wondersmith-part-1.html http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-man-without-a-shadow-a-new-version.html Humorous 1852 account of an odd creature one might still meet in New York. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:08:00 +0400 http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-man-without-a-shadow-a-new-version.html http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-wondersmith-part-2.html This creepy tale of an antebellum Christmas (and New Year's) in New York continues, with poison, fire, demons, mynah birds, and some action figures you'd rather not find in your stocking. Beware the Wondersmith! Sun, 23 Sep 2007 06:43:49 +0400 http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-wondersmith-part-2.html http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/what-was-it----a-mystery.html This 1859 short story probably influenced both Maupassant's "The Horla" and Bierce's "The Damned Thing". It's pretty spooky all by itself, though. The second phase of the story is a science fiction take -- a very odd one. See what you think. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:48:08 +0400 http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/what-was-it----a-mystery.html http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/how-i-lost-my-gravity.html A (purposefully humorous) tale of pre-Civil War speculative physics. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:36:40 +0400 http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/how-i-lost-my-gravity.html http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/an-arabian-nightmare.html An Arab merchant tells the tale of the winter he spent in Russia. Gently humorous. Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:48:49 +0400 http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/an-arabian-nightmare.html http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-dragon-fang-possessed-by-the-conjuror-piou-lu.html This 1856 short story is a rather nifty little dark fantasy which, though set in China, reminds me a bit of Irish nationalism and Irish legends as well. Beware of the dragon fang! Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:23:25 +0400 http://audiofreemp3books.com/authors/fitz-james-obrien/the-dragon-fang-possessed-by-the-conjuror-piou-lu.html