Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-165).
Contents:
Here there be monsters -- The monster: Āpep -- Beatrice Rappaccini -- Cheops -- Devilfish -- Dorian Gray -- Dracula -- Fafnir -- Frankenstein's monster -- The goblin spider -- The Golem -- Grendel -- The Headless Horseman -- The Horla -- Humbaba -- Mr. Hyde -- The Invisible Man -- The Jabberwock -- The Lamia -- The lying ghost -- Medusa -- Polyphemus -- Rakshasi -- The Weird Sisters -- White Fell -- Zahhak -- All the books mentioned in this book -- Further reading -- A note on translations -- Even more monsters!
Summary:
Profiles twenty-five monsters from mythology, folklore, and literature, from Medusa the gorgon and Polyphemus the cyclops to Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow.
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