Mythical MonstersCosimo, Inc., 2008 M12 1 - 424 páginas A geological surveyor by trade, English author CHARLES GOULD (1834-1893) was rather more interested in the strange ornithological specimens he collected on his journeys around the world. Mythical Monsters, the result of this deep and abiding fascination, is one of the classics of the field of cryptozoology, or the study of unknown or hidden creatures. Mythical Monsters "reflects the curiosity for the natural world that [Gould] carried with him in his travels for most of his life," says cryptozoologist Loren Coleman in his new introduction. "The book, naturally, dwells on geological mysteries early in its pages, merging in his thoughts on Atlantis, the Great Flood, and evidence for such events he saw written in the land. But the bulk of the book is about 'monsters' that intrigued Gould, including the unicorn, the phoenix, and the dragon." Monsters also features an essential section on the mysterious beasts of the ocean depths. This new edition, a replica of the original 1886 first edition complete with the original illustrations, is part of Cosimo's Loren Coleman Presents series. LOREN COLEMAN is author of numerous books of cryptozoology, including Bigfoot!: The True Story of Apes in America and Mothman and Other Curious Encounters. |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 54
Página 8
... Indian who was taken down to see the large Ameri- can cities , with the expectation that , being convinced of the ... India House , and they will tell you that you are a barbarian with blue eyes , a fan kwai , and a sayer of that which ...
... Indian who was taken down to see the large Ameri- can cities , with the expectation that , being convinced of the ... India House , and they will tell you that you are a barbarian with blue eyes , a fan kwai , and a sayer of that which ...
Página 10
... India , and elsewhere . Audubon was similarly accused by botanists of having in- vented the yellow water - lily , which he figured in his Birds of the South under the name of Nymphæa lutea , and after having lain under the imputation ...
... India , and elsewhere . Audubon was similarly accused by botanists of having in- vented the yellow water - lily , which he figured in his Birds of the South under the name of Nymphæa lutea , and after having lain under the imputation ...
Página 14
... India to Portugal , was unfor- tunate enough to describe the mode in which the captain of the caravan communicated intelligence to Bagdad by carrier pigeon . " He had pigeons whose young and nests were at his house in that city , and ...
... India to Portugal , was unfor- tunate enough to describe the mode in which the captain of the caravan communicated intelligence to Bagdad by carrier pigeon . " He had pigeons whose young and nests were at his house in that city , and ...
Página 25
... India is considered the invariable forerunner of an epidemic ) was looked upon as ominous , while the enormous quantity and high quality of the fruit produced was cited as pointing out the over- charge of the earth with matter which ...
... India is considered the invariable forerunner of an epidemic ) was looked upon as ominous , while the enormous quantity and high quality of the fruit produced was cited as pointing out the over- charge of the earth with matter which ...
Página 29
... India is founded on the authority of Eratosthenes and Megasthenes . Pausanias - Author of the Description or Itinerary of Greece . In the 2nd century . Philostratus - Born about A.d. 182 . Solinus , Caius Julius - Did not write in the ...
... India is founded on the authority of Eratosthenes and Megasthenes . Pausanias - Author of the Description or Itinerary of Greece . In the 2nd century . Philostratus - Born about A.d. 182 . Solinus , Caius Julius - Did not write in the ...
Contenido
1 | |
29 | |
31 | |
42 | |
78 | |
THE DELUGE NOT A MYTH | 101 |
ON THE TRANSLATION OF MYTHS BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE NEW World | 137 |
THE Dragon | 159 |
THE CHINESE DRAGON | 212 |
THE JAPANESE DRAGON | 248 |
THE SEASERPENT | 260 |
THE UNICORN | 338 |
THE CHINESE PHENIX | 366 |
APPENDICES | 375 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
America ancient animal appearance Asia beasts believe birds boat body bones Book Book of Wonders called Captain cave chap China Chinese coast coils colour contained creature cryptozoology cubits Deluge deposits described discovery distance dragon dynasty Edrisi elephant Emperor Eocene existence extinct fable feet in length feet long fish flying Fung geological gigantic Han dynasty head Herodotus hippopotamus horn horse Iguanodon Indian inhabitants island Kiao London LOREN COLEMAN marine Mastodon miles Ming dynasty Miocene monster mountain mouth myth Natural History neck North Norway observed ocean passage period Pliny Pliocene present day probably quoting referred remains remarkable reptiles resembling rhinoceros river Royal Asiatic Society says sea-serpent seen Shăn Shan Hai King ship snake species story Strabo supposed surface tail Tasmania thousand tion tradition trees unicorn vessel Voyages Wák whale winged serpents Wonders by Land