Tradition 21 of 35
Cryptozoology and Forteana
Cryptids, Bigfoot, lake monsters, anomalous animals, Fortean collections, and unexplained phenomena.
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- Books
- 1,204
- Earliest
- 1101
- to 2026
- Read free
- 42%
- 504 with public full text
- With covers
- 63%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match1,095
- Metadata match10
- Query match99
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
Key subjects
- Curiosities and wonders470
- Cryptozoology134
- Early works to 180095
- Loch Ness monster95
- Monsters85
- Cryptozoologie80
- KRYPTOZOOLOGIE73
- Juvenile literature70
- Dragons61
- History51
- Early works to 190047
- Folklore39
- Cavalerie38
- Fiction37
- Natural history37
- Miscellanea32
- Juvenile fiction26
- Mythical Animals26
- Science26
- Sasquatch25
- Animals22
- Sea monsters20
- Monsters, juvenile literature19
- Zoology19
Top languages
- English558 · 46%
- French271 · 23%
- German153 · 13%
- Latin74 · 6%
- NOT32 · 3%
Notable authors
All authors- France158 in this tradition164 books
- Louis XV125 in this tradition126 books
- Louis XVI28 books
- Bernard Heuvelmans11 books
- Ernst Probst8 books
- Loren Coleman8 books
- R. B7 in this tradition14 books
- Seanan McGuire7 in this tradition10 books
- Brad Steiger5 in this tradition19 books
- Louis XIV5 in this tradition7 books
- Pierre Boaistuau5 in this tradition6 books
- Chad Arment5 books
1,204 books
The true discription of this marueilous straunge fishe, whiche was taken on Thursday was sennight, the xvi. day of June, this present month, in the yeare of our Lord God. M.D.LX.ix
C. R
1569
The vvhole body of cookery dissected, taught, and fully manifested, methodically, artificially, and according to the best tradition of the English, French, Italian, Dutch, &c. Or, A sympathy of all varieties in naturall compounds in that mysterie
William Rabisha
1673
The whole body of cookery dissected, taught, and fully manifested, methodically, artificially, and according to the best tradition of the English, French, Italian, Dutch, &c. Or, A sympathy of all varieties in naturall compounds in that mystery
William Rabisha
1682
The wonderful story-book
A. D Jones
1854
The wonders of the little world, or, A general history of man, in six books
Nathaniel Wanley
1788
To the curious and benevolent. A dwarf child
Bryant Mr
1797
Turell's Cabinet will be open this day and evening
Mass.) Turell's Cabinet (Boston
1802
Unparallel'd varieties, or, The matchless actions and passion of mankind
R. B
1685
Verhandeling van de mirakelen of wonderen, di van de visitatoris
Henricus Groenewegen
1692
Wonders worth the hearing
Nicholas Breton
1602
Yale & the strange story of Jacko the ape-boy
Christopher L. Murphy, Barry G. Blount
2011
Traditions tératologiques, ou Récits de lʹantiquité et du moyen age en Occident sur quelques points de la fable, du merveilleux et de lʹhistoire naturelle
Jules Berger de Xivrey
1836French
A la chasse aux animaux mystérieux
Christian Vignol
2024French
Agatha Windig und Nessie
Roswitha Fröhlich, Birgit Schössow
1997
Alma. Ein Affenmensch in Eurasien
Ernst Probst
2013German
Animaux mystérieux
Jean-Paul Ronecker
2000French
Animaux étranges
Catherine Le Troquier, Nicole Claveloux
1993French
Anmuthige lange Weile, oder, Allerhand seine ausserlesene seltene und curieuse Discursen, Fragen und Begebenheiten
Franz Christian Paullini
1703German
Antidoti melancholiæ, secunda pars
Germanus Warheit
1670Latin
Apollonii Dyscoli Alexandrini grammatici Historiae commentitiae liber, sive, Historiae mirabiles
Apollonius paradoxographus
1792Latin
Aristotelous peri thaumasion akousmaton
Johann Beckmann
1786Latin
Au sud & nord
X. Marmier
1890French
Auf der Spur des Unbekannten
Michael Schneider
2015German
Autres "bestes" étranges
Dominique Sallanon
2013French