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Podcast: New Books in Literary Studies
Episode: E. and H. Heron, "Flaxman Low: Occult Detective" (MIT Press, 2026)
Description: Flaxman Low, literatureās first professional, full-time āoccult detectiveāāthat is, an intrepid investigator who deploys the scientific method when tackling paranormal phenomenaāappeared in a dozen stories first published from 1898ā1899.Ā ļ»æFlaxman Low: Occult DetectiveĀ (MIT Press, 2026), theĀ latest edition to theĀ Radium AgeĀ series from MIT Press, is introduced and discussed by Dr. Alexander B. Joy.
Flaxman Lowās creators, the mother-and-son team Kate OāBrien Ryall Prichard and Hesketh āHexā Prichard (who published as āE. and H. Heronā), endowed the Oxford-trained psychologist with the bravery and acumen to tackle every sort of adversary from ghosts, mummies, and vampires to a mush...