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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... gigantic reptilian forms lately discovered by Marsh among the deposits of Colorado and Texas . Surely a profound acquaintance with the different branches of natural history should render a man credulous rather than incredulous , for ...
... gigantic reptilian forms lately discovered by Marsh among the deposits of Colorado and Texas . Surely a profound acquaintance with the different branches of natural history should render a man credulous rather than incredulous , for ...
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... gigantic ser- pents , dragons , frightful beasts of prey , supernatural beings , and myths of all kinds , appear to have been carried into all corners of the world with as much fidelity as the sacred Ark of the Israelites , acquiring a ...
... gigantic ser- pents , dragons , frightful beasts of prey , supernatural beings , and myths of all kinds , appear to have been carried into all corners of the world with as much fidelity as the sacred Ark of the Israelites , acquiring a ...
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... gigantic proportions of nearly twenty - five feet for the same measurements ; and although these were devoid of teeth ( thus approaching the class Aves still more closely ) , they could hardly fail , from their magnitude and powers of ...
... gigantic proportions of nearly twenty - five feet for the same measurements ; and although these were devoid of teeth ( thus approaching the class Aves still more closely ) , they could hardly fail , from their magnitude and powers of ...
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... gigantic terrestrial Saurians , ranging throughout the whole of the Mesozoic formations , such as Iguanodon ( characteristic of the Wealden ) , Megalosaurus ( Great Saurian ) , and Hylæosaurus ( Forest Saurian ) , huge bulky creatures ...
... gigantic terrestrial Saurians , ranging throughout the whole of the Mesozoic formations , such as Iguanodon ( characteristic of the Wealden ) , Megalosaurus ( Great Saurian ) , and Hylæosaurus ( Forest Saurian ) , huge bulky creatures ...
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... gigantic size . The Titanosaurus montanus , believed to have been herbivorous , is estimated to have reached fifty or sixty feet in length ; while other Dino- saurians of still more gigantic proportions , from the Jurassic beds of the ...
... gigantic size . The Titanosaurus montanus , believed to have been herbivorous , is estimated to have reached fifty or sixty feet in length ; while other Dino- saurians of still more gigantic proportions , from the Jurassic beds of the ...
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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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