Stray Leaves Of Science And Folk Lore

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Genre : Manners and customs
Author : John Scoffern
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Release : 1870
File : 508 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015063590379


Stray Leaves Of Science And Folk Lore

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Genre : Science
Author : John Scoffern
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Release : 1870
File : 828 Pages
ISBN-13 : HARVARD:32044020177127


Life And Times Of Alexander I Emperor Of All The Russians

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : C. Joyneville
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Release : 2024-02-29
File : 374 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783385363458


Who Will Save Her A Novel

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Watts Phillips
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Release : 2023-09-27
File : 262 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783368835781


The Bearer Of Crazed And Venomous Fangs

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For centuries prior to the development of an effective vaccination against rabies, the bite of a mad dog was linked to a horrific ailment marked by convulsions, an utter dread of swallowing liquids, uncontrollable thrashing, and even the tendency to bark and attempt to bite othersa horrid prelude to an agonizing death. Drawing on learned theories of medical practitioners and beliefs of the common people, The Bearer of Crazed and Venomous Fangs investigates the cultural mythology of the ailment known today as rabies. By exploring the cultural history of science, traditional belief, and folk medicine, it reveals the popular myths and learned delusions that came to define the disease. Among the arresting topics explored are the attribution of rabies to a worm beneath the tongue, the notion that the disease could arise spontaneously, the idea that it could be cured by the application to the wound of special stones or animal parts, and, if all else failed, the treatment of it by the suffocation of the human victim. Rich in detail and brimming with historical intrigue, The Bearer of Crazed and Venomous Fangs engages students of medicine and the history of science, veterinary studies, folklore, psychology, and anyone interested in how mankinds best friend could be thought of as its cruelest, fiercest enemy.

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Genre : Medical
Author : Vincent DiMarco
Publisher : iUniverse
Release : 2014-03-10
File : 332 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781491718940


Catalogue Of Additions To The Library Of The United States Patent Office

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Anonymous
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Release : 2024-01-05
File : 462 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783385301320


The Vampire

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“The Vampire - His Kith and Kin” is a 1928 work by English clergyman and author Montague Summers. Within it, Summers discusses the vampire phenomena from a Catholic point of view, offering an a veritably academic study of the subject. Contents include: “The Origins of the Vampire”, “The Generation of the Vampire”, “The Traits and Practice of Vampirism”, “The Vampire in Assyria, the East, and Some Ancient Countries”, and “The Vampire in Literature”. Augustus Montague Summers (1880 – 1948) was an English clergyman and author most famous for his studies on vampires, witches and werewolves—all of which he believed to be very much real. He also wrote the first English translation of the infamous 15th-century witch hunter's manual, the “Malleus Maleficarum”, in 1928. Other notable works by this author include: “A Popular History of Witchcraft” (1937), “Witchcraft and Black Magic” (1946), and “The Physical Phenomena of Mysticism” (1947).

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Montague Summers
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Release : 2020-02-20
File : 339 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781528788922


The Foster Sisters

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Edmond Loughnan
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Release : 2023-04-09
File : 278 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783382174644


A Life S Assize

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : J. H. Riddel
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Release : 2022-11-02
File : 318 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783368129163


Catalogue Of The Central Lending Library

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Release : 1876
File : 274 Pages
ISBN-13 : NYPL:33433089893907