Project Gutenberg 2012-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 800 Gould, Charles 1834 1893 tmp96032982 Mythical Monsters E-text prepared by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Mythical Monsters" by Charles Gould is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work explores the intersection of mythology and natural history, proposing that many creatures once thought to be purely fictional may have roots in real animals that existed in the past. It delves into various myths surrounding mythical creatures like dragons, unicorns, and sea serpents, presenting a case for their possible historical existence based on geological and paleontological evidence. At the start of the text, the author emphasizes a shift in perception regarding legendary beings due to advancements in scientific understanding, notably influenced by Darwinian principles. Gould suggests that many legendary monsters could stem from distorted memories of actual species that coexisted with early humans or were real beings misrepresented over time. He introduces the notion that the power of narrative has blurred the lines between fact and fiction, and he intends to explore how these mythical creatures might connect to truth rather than imagination. As the opening unfolds, it sets the stage for a thorough examination of the credibility of these remarkable stories and mythologies across different cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40972/40972-h/images/title.jpg Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Animals, Mythical GR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: History - Ancient Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 888979 2025-06-16T15:41:46.422248 text/html 901744 2012-10-07T23:35:38 text/html 6390096 2025-06-16T15:42:01.897235 application/epub+zip 6398748 2025-06-16T15:41:49.461233 application/epub+zip 372176 2025-06-16T15:41:47.903242 application/epub+zip 6646783 2025-06-16T15:42:10.311182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6553407 2025-06-16T15:41:59.828200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538035 2022-09-18T17:47:51.306642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 765825 2025-06-16T15:41:43.949306 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 765562 2012-10-07T23:28:49 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16363 2025-06-16T15:42:10.488134 application/rdf+xml 7871 2025-06-16T15:41:48.069262 image/jpeg 1737 2025-06-16T15:41:47.988250 image/jpeg 5491201 2025-06-16T15:41:46.742318 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia