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100 1 _aLee, Henry,
_d1826-1888
245 1 0 _aSea Monsters Unmasked, and Sea Fables Explained
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2011-07-09
508 _aProduced by Jeannie Howse, Anna Hall, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"Sea Monsters Unmasked" by Henry Lee is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the existence and descriptions of various mythic sea creatures, including the Kraken and the sea serpent, delving into their origins in folklore and the evolution of their depiction in literature and scientific discourse. The book seeks to separate fact from fiction regarding these legendary creatures, drawing on personal observations and historical accounts. The opening of the text begins with a preface where Lee expresses his intention to contribute to the existing body of literature on sea monsters, acknowledging the works of others who have tackled the subject previously. He references the historical fascination with creatures like the Kraken, detailing its size and habits as described by various writers, including Bishop Pontoppidan. Lee emphasizes that while these accounts blend fact with fiction, there is a possibility that some stories may have originated from real marine animals, specifically classifying them within the cephalopod family, such as cuttles and squids, thereby setting the framework for his later discussions on mythological sea creatures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMarine animals
653 _aCephalopoda
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36677
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