Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge books

First published 1879. Standish O'Grady was an author, journalist and historian.  Read More >>

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Excerpt from lite des Monuments C ramographiques, Vol. 1: Mat riaux pour l'Histoire des Religions Et des Moeurs...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Das Verhaltniss der Griechischen Vasenbilder zu den Gedichten des Epischen Kyklos Zwei Gesichtspunkte...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Odes of Pindar in English Prose, With Explanatory Notes, Vol. 1 of 2: To Which Is Added West's...  Read More >>

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Every culture has its own trickster character. The stories in Trickster Jack, which focus on the shenanigans of...  Read More >>

For fans of Neil Gaiman and Welcome to Night Vale, Aaron Mahnke's The World of Lore (based on the popular LORE podcast)...  Read More >>

This analysis of vampire stories explores the benefits of the bonding experiences of breastfeeding and Christian...  Read More >>

The gap between theoretical ideas and messy reality, as seen in Neal Stephenson, Adam Smith, and Star Trek.  Read More >>

Tibet has the Yeti. Scotland has Nessie. Ireland has... leprechauns? Irish mythology is actually full of mysterious...  Read More >>

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Excerpt from An Introduction to the Popular Religion and Folklore of Northern India These godlings have been conveniently...  Read More >>

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Excerpt from The Poetical Works of John Milton, Vol. 3: Edited, With Introductions, Notes, and an Essay on Milton's...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Beovulf: Untersuchungen ber das Angels chsische Epos und die lteste Geschichte der Germanischen Seev...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Der Erloeser in der Wiege: Ein Beitrag zur Deutschen Volkssagenforschung Erst seit verhaltnismassig...  Read More >>

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Excerpt from La Queue d'Or Je ne suppose pas, me dit. M. De... vous ne reconnaissiez pas celui - ci. About the...  Read More >>

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>