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. |
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... traditions of crea- tures once co - existing with man , some of which are so weird and terrible as to appear at first sight to be impossible . I propose stripping them of those supernatural characters with which a mysteriously implanted ...
... traditions of crea- tures once co - existing with man , some of which are so weird and terrible as to appear at first sight to be impossible . I propose stripping them of those supernatural characters with which a mysteriously implanted ...
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... tradition , and perhaps transported by a few survivors to existing lands from others which , like the fabled ( ? ) Atlantis of Plato , may have been submerged , or the scene of some great catastrophe which destroyed them with all their ...
... tradition , and perhaps transported by a few survivors to existing lands from others which , like the fabled ( ? ) Atlantis of Plato , may have been submerged , or the scene of some great catastrophe which destroyed them with all their ...
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... tradition , and of primitive song , and that graphic accounts of such struggles , and of the terrible nature of the foes encountered , would be handed down from father to son , with a fidelity of description and an accuracy of memory ...
... tradition , and of primitive song , and that graphic accounts of such struggles , and of the terrible nature of the foes encountered , would be handed down from father to son , with a fidelity of description and an accuracy of memory ...
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... tradition is easily corrupted or carelessly kept , and that therefore it could not possibly last long , should have heard how steadily she always abided by her record , and how she stuck to its accuracy . She never altered anything in ...
... tradition is easily corrupted or carelessly kept , and that therefore it could not possibly last long , should have heard how steadily she always abided by her record , and how she stuck to its accuracy . She never altered anything in ...
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... tradition . The Greek , the Celt , and the Viking , descended from the same Aryan ancestors , though all drawing from the same sources their inspirations of religious belief and tradition , quickly diverged , and respectively settled ...
... tradition . The Greek , the Celt , and the Viking , descended from the same Aryan ancestors , though all drawing from the same sources their inspirations of religious belief and tradition , quickly diverged , and respectively settled ...
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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 |
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