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2022-04-18
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A Book of Giants

Henry Wysham Lanier (1873 - 1958)

Tales of very tall men of myth, legend, history, and science (Subtitle of Book) - Summary by Henry Wysham Lanier

Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): history (886), science (222), Legend (37), myth (36), giants (6), tall men (1)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introduction Christine Rottger
 00:08:37
Play 01 Part I Giants of the Morning of the World; A Book of Giants; Chapter 1 How Zeus Fought with Titans and Giants Krista Zaleski
 00:22:14
Play 02 Chapter II The Giant Who Shines in the Sky Christine Rottger
 00:48:11
Play 03 Chapter III The Outwitting of Polyphemus Cade Elder
 00:43:23
Play 04 Chapter IV When Thor Went to Jotunheim Lollipop7461
 00:29:43
Play 05 Chapter V The Giant Pyramid Builder Paul Lawley-Jones
 00:07:34
Play 06 Chapter VI The Fatal Pride of Vukub Seagull Gracie
 00:10:31
Play 07 Chapter VII Og, King of Bashan Kerry Adams
 00:12:06
Play 08 Chapter VIII A Son of Anak Kerry Adams
 00:15:33
Play 09 Part II In the Days of Romance; Chapter IX Ferragus, Who Owned the Brazen Head Paul Lawley-Jones
 00:17:11
Play 10 Chapter X The Giant of St. Michael's Mount Andy Frazier
 00:30:20
Play 11 Chapter XI Sir Launcelot and Tarquin Krista Zaleski
 00:20:33
Play 12 Chapter XII The Adventures of Yvain Christine Rottger
 00:54:08
Play 13 Chapter XIII The Turke and Gawain cadwallader
 00:14:55
Play 14 Chapter XIV Amadis Among the Giants cadwallader
 00:20:21
Play 15 Chapter XV Gogmagog czandra
 00:32:12
Play 16 Chapter XVI The Giant Behind the Waterfall Robert Tunick
 00:12:23
Play 17 Chapter XVII The One Good Giant: St. Christopher czandra
 00:14:24
Play 18 Part III Nursery Tales of Many Lands; Chapter XVIII The Giant Hand, Irish czandra
 00:17:35
Play 19 Chapter XIX The Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body, Norse czandra
 00:15:29
Play 20 Chapter XX The Biter Bit, Serbian Ben Tucker
 00:20:22
Play 21 Chapter XXI The Peach's Son, Japanese Larry Wilson
 00:07:56
Play 22 Chapter XXII The Man Who Lost His Legs, Korean Larry Wilson
 00:05:34
Play 23 Chapter XXIII The Stone Giantess, North American Indian Ben Tucker
 00:05:03
Play 24 Part IV Some Real Giants, and What Science Has Learned About Them; Chapter XXIV Some Real Giants crazylemur
 00:19:20
Play 25 Chapter XXV What Science Has Learned About Giants Larry Wilson
 00:03:18