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The Book of Werewolves is a work of non-fiction by Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould. It was first published in 1865 and

Introductory I SHALL never forget the walk I took one night in Vienne, after having accomplished the examination of an

Lycanthropy Among The Ancients Definition of Lycanthropy—Marcellus Sidetes—Virgil—Herodotus—Ovid—Pliny— Agriopas—Story from Petronius—Arcadian Legends—Explanation offered. WHAT is Lycanthropy? The change of man

The Were-Wolf in the North Norse Traditions—Manner in which the Change was effected—Vœlundar Kvœda—Instances from the Völsung Saga—Hrolf’s Saga—Kraka—Faroëse Poem—Helga

The Origin of the Scandinavian Were-Wolf Advantage of the Study of Norse Literature—Bear and Wolf-skin Dresses—The Berserkir—Their Rage—The Story of

The Were-Wolf in the Middle-Ages Stories from Olaus Magnus of Livonian Were-wolves—Story from Bishop Majolus—Story of Albertus Pericofcius—Similar occurrence at

A Chamber of Horrors Pierre Bourgot and Michel Verdung—’Me Hermit of S. Bonnot—The Gandillon Family—Thievenne Paget—The Tailor of Châlons—Roulet  

Jean Grenier On the Sand-dunes—A Wolf attacks Marguerite Poirier—Jean Grenier brought to Trial—His Confessions—Charges of Cannibalism proved—His Sentence—Behaviour in the

Folk-Lore Relating to Were-Wolves Barrenness of English Folk-Lore—Devonshire Traditions—Derivation of Were-wolf—Cannibalism in Scotland—The Angus Robber—The Carle of Perth—French Superstitions—Norwegian Traditions—Danish

Natural Causes of Lycanthropy Innate Cruelty—Its Three Forms—Dumollard—Andreas Bichel—A Dutch Priest—Other instances of Inherent Cruelty—Cruelty united to Refinement—A Hungarian Bather

Mythological Origin of the Were-Wolf Myth Metempsychosis—Sympathy between Men and Beasts—Finnbog and the Bear—Osage and the Beaver—The Connexion of Soul

The Maréchal de Retz—1: The Investigation of Charges Introduction—History of Gilles de Laval—The Castle of Machecoul—Surrender of the Marshal—Examination of

The Maréchal de Retz—2: The Trial The Appearance of the Marshal—Pierre de l’Hospital—The Requisition—The Trial adjourned—Meeting of the Marshal and

The Maréchal de Retz—3: The Sentence and Execution The Adjourned Trial—The Marshal Confesses—The Case Handed Over to the Ecclesiastical Tribunal—Prompt

A Galician Were-Wolf The Inhabitants of Austrian Galicia—The Hamlet of Polomyja—Summer Evening in the Forest—The Beggar Swiatek—A Girl disappears—A School-boy

Anomalous Case—The Human Hyaena Ghouls—Story from Fornari—Quotation from Apuleius—Incident mentioned by Marcassus—Cemeteries of Paris violated—Discovery of Violator—Confession of M. Bertrand

A Sermon on Were-Wolves The discourses of Dr. Johann Geiler—The Sermon—Remarks THE following curious specimen of a late mediæval sermon

The White Flag is a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. It was first published in his short story collection A

The Red-Haired Girl is a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. It was first published in The Windsor Magazine (December 1903).

The Mother of Pansies is a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. As is the case with most of his stories,

The Merewigs is a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. It was first published in Baring-Gould’s short story anthology A Book

The Leaden Ring is a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. The Story was first published in Baring-Gould’s short story collection

The “Bold Venture” is a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. The story was first published in The Graphic and was

The 9.30 Up-Train is a ghost story. It was first published in  an 1863 edition of Once a Week. Once 

Pomps and Vanities was first published in Baring-Gould’s short story collection A Book of Ghosts (1904) A Book of Ghosts

On the Leads is a haunted house story  written by Sabine Baring Gould. The story first appeared in the Hawke’s

Mustapha is a ghost story  written by Sabine Baring Gould. It was first published in his short story collection A

McAlister is a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. It was first published in his short story collection A Book of

Little Joe Gander is a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. It was first published in his short story collection A

Jean Bouchon is a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. It was first published in his short story collection A Book

H.P. is a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. The story was first published in his short story collection A Book

Glámr is a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. It was first published in 1963 in his book about Iceland—Iceland: Its

Colonel Halifax’s Ghost Story is a short story written by Sabine Baring-Gould. The story was first published in The Illustrated

Black Ram is a short story by Sabine Baring-Gould. It was first published in his short story collection A Book

Aunt Joanna was first published in Baring-Gould’s short story collection A Book of Ghosts (1904) A Book of Ghosts was

A Professional Secret was first published in Baring-Gould’s short story collection A Book of Ghosts (1904). A Book of Ghosts

A Happy Release was first published in Sabine Baring-Gould’s short story collection A Book of Ghosts (1904) A Book of

A Dead Finger is a short horror story by Sabine Baring-Gould. It’s a strange tale about a parasitic finger that