Flaxman Low

Name: Flaxman Low
Price: 45 AUD
Availability: OutOfStock
ISBN: 9780262051651

Occult Detective

E. and H. Heron, Alexander B. Joy, Alexander B. Joy

$45

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We will update you on expected arrival time to us. If this delay is too long, please let us know within 2 business days and we can give you options regarding cancelling or adjusting your order. More details on cancelling your order can be found in our Terms of Trade.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

MIT Press
07 April 2026

Anthologies (non-poetry); Crime & Mystery; Science fiction; Fiction: special features

The weird-and weirdly delightful-adventures of fiction's first 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 Hesketh ""Hex"" Prichard (who published as ""E. and H. Heron""), endowed the Oxford-trained psychologist with the bravery and acumen to tackle every sort of adversary from ghosts, mummies, and vampires to a mushroom mannequin. Both less credulous and less cynical than earlier fictional investigators of the spirit world, Low always triumphs in the end . . . but not before scientifically demonstrating that even the most outre incidents and situations can't hold a candle to the bizarre capacities of the human mind.

By: E. and H. Heron, Alexander B. Joy
Introduction by: Alexander B. Joy
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 133mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780262051651
ISBN 10: 0262051656
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 07 April 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Table of Contents: Series Foreword Joshua Glenn Introduction: All Is Natural Alexander B. Joy Introduction The Story of “The Spaniards,” Hammersmith The Story of Medhans Lea The Story of the Moor Road The Story of Baelbrow The Story of the Grey House The Story of Yand Manor House The Story of Sevens Hall The Story of Saddler’s Croft The Story of No. 1 Karma Crescent The Story of Konnor Old House The Story of Crowsedge The Story of Mr. Flaxman Low

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, one of the first modern occult detectives in fiction, the duo wrote stories about Captain Rallywood and Don Q. Alexander B. Joy earned a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is the author of Legend of the River King.

Reviews for Flaxman Low: Occult Detective

ENDORSEMENTS “At once dashing and cerebral, Flaxman Low is a supernatural Sherlock Holmes investigating the surreal and impossible, created by a mother and son duo who themselves seem to have come from a pulp story. Great to see these stories in a new edition!” —Daniel Polansky, author of the Low Town book series “New, disgusting, delightful thrills.” —The Outlook (1899)