A Book of Giants Tales of very Tall Men of Myth, Legend, History, and Science.
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A BOOK OF GIANTS TALES OF VERY TALL MEN OF MYTH, LEGEND, HISTORY, AND SCIENCE
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Part I GIANTS OF THE MORNING OF THE WORLD
CHAPTER I HOW ZEUS FOUGHT WITH TITANS AND GIANTS
CHAPTER II THE GIANT WHO SHINES IN THE SKY
CHAPTER III THE OUTWITTING OF POLYPHEMUS
CHAPTER IV WHEN THOR WENT TO JOTUNHEIM
CHAPTER V THE GIANT PYRAMID-BUILDER
CHAPTER VI THE FATAL PRIDE OF VUKUB
CHAPTER VII OG, KING OF BASHAN
CHAPTER VIII A SON OF ANAK
Part II IN THE DAYS OF ROMANCE
CHAPTER IX FERRAGUS, WHO OWNED THE BRAZEN HEAD
CHAPTER X THE GIANT OF ST. MICHAEL'S MOUNT
CHAPTER XI SIR LAUNCELOT AND TARQUIN
CHAPTER XII THE ADVENTURES OF YVAIN
CHAPTER XIII THE TURKE AND GAWAIN
CHAPTER XIV AMADIS AMONG THE GIANTS
CHAPTER XV GOGMAGOG
CHAPTER XVI THE GIANT BEHIND THE WATERFALL
CHAPTER XVII THE ONE GOOD GIANT: ST. CHRISTOPHER
Part III NURSERY TALES OF MANY LANDS
CHAPTER XVIII THE GIANT HAND Irish
CHAPTER XIX THE GIANT WHO HAD NO HEART IN HIS BODY Norse
CHAPTER XX THE BITER BIT Serbian[275:1]
CHAPTER XXI THE PEACH'S SON Japanese[290:1]
CHAPTER XXII THE MAN WHO LOST HIS LEGS Korean[295:1]
CHAPTER XXIII THE STONE GIANTESS North American Indian[299:1]
Part IV SOME REAL GIANTS, and WHAT SCIENCE HAS LEARNED ABOUT THEM
CHAPTER XXIV SOME REAL GIANTS
CHAPTER XXV WHAT SCIENCE HAS LEARNED ABOUT GIANTS
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