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2011-03-15
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The Book of Werewolves

Sabine Baring-Gould (1834 - 1924)

A survey of the myths and legends concerning lycanthropy from ancient times to the Victorian Era. (Summary by A. Gramour)

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Language: English

Keyword(s): myths (128), folklore (75), mythology (49), superstition (22), public domain (21), werewolf (9), Scandinavia (5), werewolves (3), lycanthropy (1)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01-CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTORY John Fricker
 00:08:33
Play 02 02-CHAPTER II: LYCANTHROPY AMONG THE ANCIENTS Nadine Eckert-Boulet
 00:08:56
Play 03 03-CHAPTER III: THE WERE-WOLF IN THE NORTH Martine van Haperen
 00:26:10
Play 04 04-CHAPTER IV: THE ORIGIN OF THE SCANDINAVIAN WERE-WOLF Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
 00:28:26
Play 05 05-CHAPTER V: THE WERE-WOLF IN THE MIDDLE AGES Kristen Zaza
 00:18:44
Play 06 06-CHAPTER VI: A CHAPTER OF HORRORS Kristen Zaza
 00:18:13
Play 07 07-Chapter VII: JEAN GRENIER John Fricker
 00:18:37
Play 08 08-CHAPTER VIII: FOLK-LORE RELATING TO WERE-WOLVES Kalynda
 00:35:36
Play 09 09-CHAPTER IX: NATURAL CAUSES OF LYCANTHROPY Amy Gramour
 00:28:08
Play 10 10-CHAPTER X: MYTHOLOGICAL ORIGIN OF THE WERE-WOLF MYTH Amy Gramour
 00:37:27
Play 11 11-CHAPTER XI: THE MARÉCHAL DE RETZ I: THE INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES MorganScorpion
 00:34:33
Play 12 12-CHAPTER XII: THE MARÉCHAL DE RETZ II: THE TRIAL MorganScorpion
 00:24:14
Play 13 13-CHAPTER XIII:MARÉCHAL DE RETZ III: THE SENTENCE AND EXECUTION MorganScorpion
 00:15:04
Play 14 14-CHAPTER XIV:A GALICIAN WERE-WOLF A. J. Carroll
 00:14:50
Play 15 15:CHAPTER XV: ANOMALOUS CASE--THE HUMAN HYENA Martine van Haperen
 00:16:09
Play 16 16-CHAPTER XVI:A SERMON ON WERE-WOLVES Karen Spence
 00:08:42