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Book

The big book of monsters : the creepiest creatures from classic literature

Call Number

  • J 001.944 JOHN (CEN, EAS, OSH)

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Publication Information

New York : Workman Publishing, [2019]

Physical Description

170 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Audience

Ages 10 and up

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.

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 Lyng 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!

Subjects

Added Authors

Tim Sievert