Occult detectives-sometimes called psychic investigators-have been in vogue since the middle of the 19th century. This collection goes back to the roots of the occult detective story. The earliest story in this collection-Fitz-James O'Brien's "e;The Pot of Tulips"e;-originally appeared in 1855. Rare stories by Mary Fortune and Bayard Taylor, famous tales from the end of the 19th century by...