Charles Gould, geological surveyor of Tasmania, spent 400 pages and 93 engravings arguing that dragons, sea-serpents and unicorns are not inventions but memories — real animals, seen, feared, and distorted by time.

The Chinese Phenix

2 pages in this part of Mythical Monsters.

The Chinese Phenix

that for humanity; the heart is supposed to contain that of sincerity, and the wings to enfold in their clasp that of integrity; its foot…

The Chinese Phenix: Hwang

When it crows, in walking, it utters "Quai she" [returning joyously]; when it stops crowing, "T'i fee" [I carry assistance?]; when it crows…

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