A mongoose is a mongoose of course, of course. And no one can talk to a mongoose of course, of course. That is, unless, of course you're a thirteen-year-old girl in the Isle of Man. On this episode, Charlie tells the Legends about the strange case of Gef the Talking Mongoose!

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Sources:

Primary Sources:

Price, Harry, and R.S. Lambert. The Haunting of Cashen's Gap: A Modern "Miracle" Investigated. London: Methuen & Co., 1936.

Irving, James. Unpublished letters and notes regarding Gef (1931-1945). Manx National Heritage Library, Douglas, Isle of Man.

Fodor, Nandor. Case files on Gef the Mongoose (1935-1937). Collection of the American Society for Psychical Research, New York.

Secondary Sources:

Books:

Josiffe, Christopher. Gef! The Strange Tale of an Extra-Special Talking Mongoose. London: Strange Attractor Press, 2017.

Price, Harry. Confessions of a Ghost-Hunter. London: Putnam, 1936. (Chapter 12: "The Talking Mongoose")

Wilson, Colin. Poltergeists: A History of Violent Ghostly Phenomena. London: Llewellyn Publications, 1981.

Journal Articles:

"Proceedings of the Talking Mongoose Case." Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 34, no. 642 (December 1937): 121-135.

Bartholomew, Robert E. "Mass Delusions and Hysterias: Highlights from the Past Millennium." Skeptical Inquirer 25, no. 3 (2001): 20-25.

Newspaper Archives:

Isle of Man Times (1931-1945) - Extensive coverage of Gef phenomenon

The Times (London) - Reports on Lambert v. Levita libel case (1936)

Daily Express (1935-1937) - Sensationalized accounts of Gef

Audio/Visual Materials:

The Manx Talking Mongoose. BBC Radio 4 Documentary. First broadcast 15 March 2017.

Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose. Directed by Adam Sigal. 2023. Feature film dramatization.

Unpublished Materials:

Dennis, Captain William. Private investigation notes on Gef case (1935-1936). Held in Harry Price Collection, University of London.

Irving, Voirrey. Unpublished diary references to Gef (ca. 1931-1945). Current whereabouts unknown.

Theses/Dissertations:

McKay, Georgina. "Folklore and Forteana in Interwar Britain: The Case of Gef the Talking Mongoose." PhD diss., University of Edinburgh, 2019.

Archival Collections:

Harry Price Papers. Senate House Library, University of London.

Manx Folklore Archive. Manx National Heritage, Douglas.

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