The Wondersmith
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The Wondersmith is a dark fantasy short story by Fitz-James O’Brien that blends supernatural horror with early science fiction elements.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark fantasy work
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horror fiction work ⓘ science fiction work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Fitz-James O’Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
living dolls
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occult ritual ⓘ scientific hubris ⓘ secret workshop ⓘ threat to innocent people ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresElement |
alchemical experimentation
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animated toys ⓘ mechanical dolls ⓘ occult magic ⓘ urban setting ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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early science fiction ⓘ supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | the wondersmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
mad inventor
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sinister artisan ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
animated artificial beings
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antisemitic stereotypes ⓘ fear of technology ⓘ revenge ⓘ supernatural horror ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForce | use of supernatural means to animate inanimate objects ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | a young narrator who encounters the wondersmith ⓘ |
| hasReception | recognized as a notable work of Fitz-James O’Brien ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
sensationalist horror
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vivid descriptive prose ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
dark fantasy
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weird fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | short story length ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 19th-century speculative fiction ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early American dark fantasy
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early example of blending horror and science fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century American magazine fiction ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| tone |
gothic
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grim ⓘ macabre ⓘ |
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