Publisher's Synopsis
Sabine Baring-Gould (1834 - 1924) was an English novelist. His bibliography consists of more than 1240 publications. One of his most enduringly popular works was Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, first published in two parts during 1866 and 1868, and republished in many other editions since then. Each of the book's twenty-four chapters deals with a particular medieval superstition and its variants and antecedents. The Book of Were-Wolves is until today, one of the most frequently cited studies of lycanthropy. In this book: The Book of Were-Wolves Curious Myths of the Middle Ages A Book of Ghosts Historic Oddities and Strange Events, 1st Series Historic Oddities and Strange Events, 2nd Series