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

Author

Hal Johnson

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!