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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... appearance is almost unrecognisable , than that uncultured savages should possess powers of imagination and poetical invention far beyond those enjoyed by the most instructed nations of the present day ; less hard to believe that these ...
... appearance is almost unrecognisable , than that uncultured savages should possess powers of imagination and poetical invention far beyond those enjoyed by the most instructed nations of the present day ; less hard to believe that these ...
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... appearance among them was a very pleasing spectacle to us , the sight of us terrifying them to such a degree that the bows and arrows fell from their hand ; imagining , as they afterwards owned , that the man , his hat , his clothes ...
... appearance among them was a very pleasing spectacle to us , the sight of us terrifying them to such a degree that the bows and arrows fell from their hand ; imagining , as they afterwards owned , that the man , his hat , his clothes ...
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... appearance on the globe was coeval with or immediately successive to its own creation at that late date . For while geological science , on the one hand , carries back the creation of the world and the appearance of life upon its ...
... appearance on the globe was coeval with or immediately successive to its own creation at that late date . For while geological science , on the one hand , carries back the creation of the world and the appearance of life upon its ...
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... appearance of the anterior portion of a ser- pent . To the related land forms the collective term Dinosauria ( from devós " terrible " ) has been applied , in signification of the power which their structure and magnitude imply that ...
... appearance of the anterior portion of a ser- pent . To the related land forms the collective term Dinosauria ( from devós " terrible " ) has been applied , in signification of the power which their structure and magnitude imply that ...
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... appearance of all the Dinosaurs yet discovered . The affinities of birds and reptiles have been so clearly demonstrated of late years , as to cause Professor Huxley and many other comparative anatomists to bridge over the wide gap which ...
... appearance of all the Dinosaurs yet discovered . The affinities of birds and reptiles have been so clearly demonstrated of late years , as to cause Professor Huxley and many other comparative anatomists to bridge over the wide gap which ...
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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 | 367 |
APPENDICES | 375 |
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