author
b. 1881
Known today for the rare fantasy tale Bright-Wits, Prince of Mogadore, this early-20th-century author left behind just a faint public record, which gives the book an extra air of mystery.

by L. L. (Leopold L.) Flood, Burren Laughlin
Very little confirmed biographical information survives about this writer beyond the form of the name L. L. Flood, expanded in library records as Leopold L. Flood, and a birth year of 1881.
The main work reliably linked to him is Bright-Wits, Prince of Mogadore, published in 1909 by H. M. Caldwell Co. in New York and Boston. Library and ebook records also connect the book with Burren Loughlin (or Laughlin), suggesting a collaborative or jointly credited work.
Because so few dependable details are available, Flood remains an obscure figure. That scarcity of background makes the surviving book especially interesting for readers who enjoy rediscovered fantasy and children's literature from the early 1900s.