| Author |
Lanier, Henry Wysham, 1873- |
| LoC No. |
22021487
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| Title |
A Book of Giants: Tales of Very Tall Men of Myth, Legend, History, and Science.
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| Contents |
How Zeus fought with Titans and giants -- The giant who shines in the sky -- The outwitting of Polyphemus -- When Thor went to Jotunheim -- The giant pyramid-builder -- The fatal pride of Vukub -- Og, King of Bashan -- A son of Anak -- Ferragus, who owned the brazen head -- The giant of St. Michael's Mount -- Sir Launcelot and Tarquin -- The adventures of Yvain -- The Turke and Gawain -- Amadis among the giants -- Gogmagog -- The giant behind the waterfall -- The one good giant: St. Christopher -- The giant hand (Irish) -- The giant who had no heart in his body (Norse) -- The biter bit (Serbian) -- The peach's son (Japanese) -- The man who lost his legs (Korean) -- The stone giantess (North American Indian) -- Some real giants -- What science has learned about giants.
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
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| Subject |
Giants
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
48763 |
| Release Date |
Apr 22, 2015 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
141 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Price |
$0.00 |
