The Lost Room by Fitz James O'Brien

Classic Ghost Stories

Tony Walker

Fiction, Drama, Science Fiction

4.9 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Fitz James O'Brien (1828 – April 6, 1862) was an Irish-American writer, best known for his works in the genre of science fiction and fantasy. Born in Cork, Ireland, he migrated to the United States in 1852 after squandering his inheritance. O'Brien settled in New York City and began his writing career which took off with his contributions to Harper's Magazine and the New York Saturday Press. He quickly gained popularity for his strange and imaginative stories. His most recognized works include "The Diamond Lens" and "What Was It? A Mystery", both of which are considered early contributions to the science fiction genre. While O'Brien's literary career was on the rise, the American Civil War broke out. He joined the Union Army in 1861 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. Despite his talents as a writer, his military career was short-lived. In February 1862, he was injured in a skirmish and contracted tetanus from his wounds. He died on April 6, 1862, leaving behind a significant body of work that continues to be admired for its innovative and imaginative qualities. Visit us here: www.ghostpod.org Buy me a coffee if you're glad I do this: https://ko-fi.com/tonywalker If you really want to help me, become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barcud Music by The Heartwood Institute: https://bit.ly/somecomeback Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.5	Everybody dies, don't they?
0:33.6	Isn't that so?
0:37.3	You tried to get into the locked drawer today, didn't you? How do they come? The Lost Room by Fitz James O'Brien.
0:43.4	It was oppressively warm, the sun had long disappeared, but seemed to have left its vital spirit of heat behind it.
0:52.1	The air rested.
0:54.0	The leaves of the acacia trees that shrouded my windows hung plum-like
0:58.5	on their delicate stalks. The smoke of my cigar scarce rose above my head but hung about me in a pale
1:05.9	blue cloud which I had to dissipate with languid waves of my hand.
1:16.4	My shirt was open at the throat, and my chest heaved laboriously in the effort to catch some breaths of fresher air.
1:18.9	The noises of the city seemed to be wrapped in slumber, and the shrilling of the mosquitoes
1:24.1	was the only sound that broke the stillness.
1:29.6	As I lay with my feet elevated on the back of a chair, wrapped in that peculiar frame of mind in which thought assumes a species
1:35.1	of lifeless motion, a strange fancy seized me of making a languid inventory over the principal
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