Flaxman Low: Occult Detective - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:E. and H. Heron, Alexander B. Joy (Editor), Alexander B. Joy (Introduction by)Series:Mit Press / Radium AgePublish date:3/10/2026Pages:260
Language:EnglishPublisher:MIT PressISBN-13:9780262051651ISBN-10:262051656UPC:9780262051651Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Science Fiction, PsychologicalBook Topic:Collections & Anthologies, Crime & MysterySize:7.90 x 5.38 x 0.72 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCG8673AGQ
Flaxman Low: Occult Detective
The weird--and weirdly delightful--adventures of fiction's first occult detective. Flaxman Low, literature's first professional, full-time "occult detective"--that is, an intrepid investigator who deploys the scientific method when tackling paranormal phenomena--appeared in a dozen stories first published from 1898-1899. His creators, the mother-and-son team Kate O'Brien Ryall Prichard and...
Series: Mit Press / Radium Age
Language:EnglishPublisher:MIT PressISBN-13:9780262051651ISBN-10:262051656UPC:9780262051651Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Science Fiction, PsychologicalBook Topic:Collections & Anthologies, Crime & MysterySize:7.90 x 5.38 x 0.72 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCG8673AGQ
E. and H. Heron was a collective pseudonym used by the English writers Hesketh Prichard (1876-1922) and his mother, Kate O'Brien Ryall Prichard (1851-1935). "Hex" was an explorer, cricketer, naturalist, soldier, and travel writer. Kate, also an intrepid globetrotter, voyaged with her son to many remote locations; Rio Caterina, in Patagonia, is named after her. In addition to creating Flaxman Low,...
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