The Book of Were-WolvesFront matterReading editionChapter navigation17 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterChapter I · INTRODUCTORY.Chapter II · LYCANTHROPY AMONG THE ANCIENTS.Chapter III · THE WERE-WOLF IN THE NORTH.Chapter IV · THE ORIGIN OF THE SCANDINAVIAN WERE-WOLF.Chapter V · THE WERE-WOLF IN THE MIDDLE-AGES.Chapter VI · A CHAMBER OF HORRORS.Chapter VII · JEAN GRENIERChapter VIII · FOLK-LORE RELATING TO WERE-WOLVES.Chapter IX · NATURAL CAUSES OF LYCANTHROPY.Chapter X · MYTHOLOGICAL ORIGIN OF THE WERE-WOLF MYTH.Chapter XI · THE MARÉCHAL DE RETZ.—I. THE INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES.Chapter XII · THE MARÉCHAL DE RETZ.—II. THE TRIAL.Chapter XIII · MARÉCHAL DE RETZ.—III. THE SENTENCE AND EXECUTION.Chapter XIV · A GALICIAN WERE-WOLF.Chapter XV · ANOMALOUS CASE.—THE HUMAN HYÆNA.Chapter XVI · A SERMON ON WERE -WOLVES.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →Chapter I · INTRODUCTORY.All chapters and sections (17)Opening pagesFront matterChapters12345678910111213141516[Illustration][Note: Greek text is in curly braces, i.e., {}.]◇THE BOOK OF WERE-WOLVESBeing an Account of Terrible Superstitionby SABINE BARING-GOULDSmith, Elder & Co., London1865CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. →
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