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.

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)

• Table of Contents:Series ForewordJoshua GlennIntroduction: All Is NaturalAlexander B. JoyIntroductionThe Story of “The Spaniards,” HammersmithThe Story of Medhans LeaThe Story of the Moor RoadThe Story of BaelbrowThe Story of the Grey HouseThe Story of Yand Manor HouseThe Story of Sevens HallThe Story of Saddler’s CroftThe Story of No. 1 Karma CrescentThe Story of Konnor Old HouseThe Story of CrowsedgeThe Story of Mr. Flaxman Low