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    The Diamond Lens
    The Diamond Lens
    The Diamond Lens
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    The Diamond Lens

    By Fitz-James O'Brien

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    “The diamond lens “ is a novel written by Fitz James O’Brien in 1858. The story is about a man who falls in love with a being he sees through a microscope in a drop of water....
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFitz James O'brien
    Release dateSep 29, 2015
    ISBN9788893155656
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    Fitz-James O'Brien

    Fitz-James O’Brien (1828-62) was an Irish-born American writer best known for his Gothic short stories, which are now seen as precursors of modern science fiction

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