Mythical Monsters

This book was written approximately twenty-five years after Darwin published "Origin of the Species." Gould attempts to examine the connection between animals of various lands, ages and cultures, as well as the actual evidence of their existence. Contents: on some remarkable animal forms; extinction of species; antiquity of man; deluge not a myth; on the translation of myths between the Old and New World; the dragon; Chinese dragon; Japanese dragon; sea serpent; unicorn; Chinese phoenix.