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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... stories which in their later dress are incredible ; deviating from it to dwell upon the possibility of their having preserved to us , through the medium of unwritten Natural History , traditions of crea- tures once co - existing with ...
... stories which in their later dress are incredible ; deviating from it to dwell upon the possibility of their having preserved to us , through the medium of unwritten Natural History , traditions of crea- tures once co - existing with ...
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... stories current among the Norwegian fishermen to be modified . versions of this important element of Norse mythology . ‡ * This tributary offering is a common feature in dragon legends . A good example is that given by El Edrisi in his ...
... stories current among the Norwegian fishermen to be modified . versions of this important element of Norse mythology . ‡ * This tributary offering is a common feature in dragon legends . A good example is that given by El Edrisi in his ...
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... stories of gods and demigods , of giants and dwarfs , of dragons and monsters of all descriptions , are transformations than to believe them to be inventions . † The author of Atlantis , indeed , claims that the gods and goddesses of ...
... stories of gods and demigods , of giants and dwarfs , of dragons and monsters of all descriptions , are transformations than to believe them to be inventions . † The author of Atlantis , indeed , claims that the gods and goddesses of ...
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... STORIES . Ferdinand Mendez Pinto quaintly observes , in one of his earlier chapters , " I will not speak of the Palace Royal , because I saw it but on the outside , howbeit the Chinese tell such wonders of it as would amaze a man ; for ...
... STORIES . Ferdinand Mendez Pinto quaintly observes , in one of his earlier chapters , " I will not speak of the Palace Royal , because I saw it but on the outside , howbeit the Chinese tell such wonders of it as would amaze a man ; for ...
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... story has achieved a small immortality , and proved one of the numerous springs from which new words have been imported into our language . Yet the peculiar and essential singularities of the story are quite equalled , or even surpassed ...
... story has achieved a small immortality , and proved one of the numerous springs from which new words have been imported into our language . Yet the peculiar and essential singularities of the story are quite equalled , or even surpassed ...
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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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