A Book of Giants
- Subtitle
- Tales of Very Tall Men of Myth, Legend, History, and Science
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1. Front matter2. ACKNOWLEDGMENT3. INTRODUCTION4. Part I GIANTS OF THE MORNING OF THE WORLD5. CHAPTER I HOW ZEUS FOUGHT WITH TITANS AND GIANTS6. CHAPTER II THE GIANT WHO SHINES IN THE SKY7. CHAPTER III THE OUTWITTING OF POLYPHEMUS8. CHAPTER IV WHEN THOR WENT TO JOTUNHEIM9. CHAPTER V THE GIANT PYRAMID-BUILDER10. CHAPTER VI THE FATAL PRIDE OF VUKUB11. CHAPTER VII OG, KING OF BASHAN12. CHAPTER VIII A SON OF ANAK13. Part II IN THE DAYS OF ROMANCE14. CHAPTER IX FERRAGUS, WHO OWNED THE BRAZEN HEAD15. CHAPTER X THE GIANT OF ST. MICHAEL'S MOUNT16. CHAPTER XI SIR LAUNCELOT AND TARQUIN17. CHAPTER XII THE ADVENTURES OF YVAIN18. CHAPTER XIII THE TURKE AND GAWAIN19. CHAPTER XIV AMADIS AMONG THE GIANTS20. CHAPTER XV GOGMAGOG21. CHAPTER XVI THE GIANT BEHIND THE WATERFALL22. CHAPTER XVII THE ONE GOOD GIANT: ST. CHRISTOPHER23. Part III NURSERY TALES OF MANY LANDS24. CHAPTER XVIII THE GIANT HAND Irish25. CHAPTER XIX THE GIANT WHO HAD NO HEART IN HIS BODY Norse26. CHAPTER XX THE BITER BIT Serbian[275:1]27. CHAPTER XXI THE PEACH'S SON Japanese[290:1]28. CHAPTER XXII THE MAN WHO LOST HIS LEGS Korean[295:1]29. CHAPTER XXIII THE STONE GIANTESS North American Indian[299:1]30. Part IV SOME REAL GIANTS, and WHAT SCIENCE HAS LEARNED ABOUT THEM31. CHAPTER XXIV SOME REAL GIANTS32. CHAPTER XXV WHAT SCIENCE HAS LEARNED ABOUT GIANTS