The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
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Page 40
... story , so curiously circumstantial , is in a very different class to such other medieval tales as that of Melusina of Lusignan , in whom everyone in France once believed . The details of her story were collected by Jean d'Arras in his ...
... story , so curiously circumstantial , is in a very different class to such other medieval tales as that of Melusina of Lusignan , in whom everyone in France once believed . The details of her story were collected by Jean d'Arras in his ...
Page 79
... stories of the griffins and ants as large as dogs . ' Wilson goes on to suggest that the griffins may be related in some ... story . The Arimaspi do seem to have been a nomadic tribe of Central Asia , who obtained their gold from other ...
... stories of the griffins and ants as large as dogs . ' Wilson goes on to suggest that the griffins may be related in some ... story . The Arimaspi do seem to have been a nomadic tribe of Central Asia , who obtained their gold from other ...
Page 120
... story goes on : we are told of the creature's poisonous breath , and how the citizens sacrificed from their herds to keep it away from the city walls . When there were no more animals , they began to choose by lot from among their sons ...
... story goes on : we are told of the creature's poisonous breath , and how the citizens sacrificed from their herds to keep it away from the city walls . When there were no more animals , they began to choose by lot from among their sons ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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