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• 12 • Foreword (Beasts & Creatures Myths & Tales) • essay by Tok Thompson
• 14 • Beasts & Creatures in Myth & Imagination (Introduction) • essay by uncredited
• 22 • Creatures of Myth & Legend (Introduction) • essay by uncredited
• 23 • The Cyclopes • (1998) • short story by K. E. Sullivan
• 24 • Scylla and Charybdis • (1998) • short story by K. E. Sullivan
• 25 • The Wanderings • (2013) • short fiction by uncredited
• 27 • How the Centaur Trained the Heroes on Pelion • (1856) • short fiction by Charles Kingsley
• 30 • The Twelve Labours of Hercules • (2013) • short fiction by uncredited
• 36 • The Phœnix • (1899) • essay by H. S. C. Everard
• 37 • The Gorgon's Head • (1851) • short fiction by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• 49 • The Minotaur • (1853) • short fiction by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• 64 • The Símúrgh in the Shah Nameh • short fiction by Firdausi
• 67 • The Seven Labours of Rustem • short fiction by Firdausi (variant of The Heft-Khan; or, Seven Labours of Rustem 1832)
• 77 • How Obassi Osaw Proved the Wisdom of Tortoise • (1912) • short story by P. Amaury Talbot
• 78 • The Grinding-Stone that Ground Flour by Itself • (1917) • short story by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair
• 80 • The Three Billy-Goats Gruff • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 40] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of De tre Bukkene Bruse, som skulde gaae til Sæters og gjøre sig fede 1843)
• 81 • Soria Moria Castle • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 27] • (1890) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Soria Moria Slot 1843) [as by P. C. Asbjornsen]
• 86 • Origin of Tiis Lake • (1828) • short fiction by J. M. Thiele (trans. of Tiis Søe 1818)
• 87 • The Trolls in Hedale Woods • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 89] • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Småguttene som traff trollene på Hedalsskogen 1871)
• 89 • How Tyr Lost His Hand • (2013) • short story by H. A. Guerber (variant of Story of the Wolf Fenris 1895)
• 90 • Beowolf • short story by H. E. Marshall
• 97 • The Story of Conn-Eda; or, The Golden Apples of Lough Erne • (1855) • short story by Abraham McCoy and Nicholas O'Kearney
• 104 • The Griffin • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 165] • (1884) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der Vogel Greif 1837)
• 108 • The Twelve-Headed Griffin • (1881) • short story by Mrs. E. B. Mawr
• 111 • Bosh-kwa-dosh, or The Mastodon • (1856) • short story by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
• 113 • How Mad Buffalo Fought the Thunder-Bird • (1895) • short story by Margaret Compton
• 116 • Great Head and the Ten Brothers • (1998) • short story by O. B. Duane
• 118 • A Bigfoot 'Goblin Story' Told to Roosevelt • essay by Theodore Roosevelt
• 121 • A Sasquatch in British Columbia • essay by Ivan T. Sanderson
• 123 • The Bird with Nine Heads • (1921) • short story by Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) (trans. of Der neunköpfige Vogel 1914)
• 125 • The Vampire Cat • (1912) • short story by F. Hadland Davis
• 127 • Yorimasa • (1912) • short story by F. Hadland Davis
• 137 • Beauty and the Beast • (1889) • short story by Madame de Villeneuve
• 137 • The Unicorn • (1886) • essay by Charles Gould
• 146 • Creatures from the Depths (Introduction) • essay by uncredited
• 147 • The Kraken • (1899) • essay by Frank T. Bullen
• 151 • Demons of the Sea • (1923) • short story by William Hope Hodgson
• 157 • The Sea-Raiders • (1896) • short story by H. G. Wells
• 163 • The Seal-Killer's Adventure • short story by W. Grant Stewart (variant of The Seal-Catcher's Adventure 1893)
• 164 • The Wonderful Tune • (1828) • short story by Thomas Crofton Croker
• 169 • The Lady of Gollerus • (1828) • short story by Thomas Crofton Croker
• 172 • Finn Blood • (1893) • novelette by Jonas Lie (trans. of Finneblod 1872)
• 178 • Hilda's Mermaid • (1917) • short story by Abbie Phillips Walker
• 180 • The Huldrefish • (1893) • short story by Jonas Lie (trans. of Huldrefisken (Ad Inferos) 1891)
• 182 • The Little Mermaid • (1867) • novelette by Hans Christian Andersen (trans. of Den Lille Havfrue 1837)
• 193 • The Serpent of the Sea • (1901) • short story by Frank Hamilton Cushing
• 197 • The Talking Fish • (1919) • short story by Norman Hinsdale Pitman
• 204 • The Bronze Buddha of Kamakura and the Whale (abridged) • short story by F. Hadland Davis
• 205 • The Gratitude of the Samébito • (1900) • short story by Lafcadio Hearn
• 208 • The Good Sea Monster • (1917) • short story by Abbie Phillips Walker
• 209 • The Giant Crab • (1897) • short story by W. H. D. Rouse
• 210 • Kind William and the Water Sprite • juvenile • (1869) • short story by Juliana Horatia Ewing
• 214 • Dragons & Serpents (Introduction) • essay by uncredited
• 215 • The Dragon • (1909) • essay by John Vinycomb
• 218 • Medea and the Golden Fleece • (2013) • short fiction by uncredited
• 219 • The Cockatrice, or Basilisk • (1855) • essay by Thomas Bulfinch
• 221 • The Seven-Headed Serpent • short story by Bernhard Schmidt (trans. of Die siebenköpfige Schlange 1877) [as by Schmidt]
• 223 • Sigurd • (1998) • short story by K. E. Sullivan
• 227 • The Great Red Dragon of Wales • (1921) • short story by William Elliot Griffis
• 231 • The Two Brothers • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 60] • (1884) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Die zwei Brüder^?Die zwei Brueder
  1819)
• 244 • The Treasure of the Dragon • [Cuentos de Calleja- Serie VII • 129] • (1913) • short story by
  José Muñoz Escámez^?Jose Munoz Escamez
  (trans. of El Tesoro del Dragon 1901)
• 246 • Vasilica the Brave • (1881) • short story by Mrs. E. B. Mawr
• 253 • The Prince and the Dragon • (1903) • short story by Wuk Stephanowitsch Karadschitsch (trans. of
  Аждаја и царев син^?Azhdaja i czarev sin
  1853) [as by uncredited]
• 258 • The Boy and the Dragon • (1922) • short story by Cyrus Macmillan
• 260 • The Dragon After His Winter Sleep • (1921) • short story by Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) (trans. of Der Drache nach dem Winterschlaf 1914)
• 261 • The Dragon's Pearl • (1998) • short story by N. Hutchinson
• 262 • My Lord Bag of Rice • (1912) • short story by F. Hadland Davis (variant of "My Lord Bag of Rice")
• 264 • Human Serpents • (1915) • essay by Frank Hamel
• 271 • Prince Lindworm • (1914) • short fiction by unknown
• 274 • Batcha and the Dragon • (1920) • short story by Parker Fillmore
• 278 • The Story of the Shipwrecked Traveller • (1914) • short story by E. A. Wallis Budge
• 282 • Supernatural Beasts & Beings (Introduction) • essay by uncredited
• 283 • The Werewolf in Myth and Legend • essay by Frank Hamel (variant of The Wer-Wolf in Myth and Legend 1915)
• 289 • The Werewolf Trials • essay by Frank Hamel (variant of The Wer-Wolf Trials 1915)
• 294 • The Werewolf • (1896) • short story by Eugene Field
• 298 • The Werewolf • (1921) • short story by
  Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius^?Gunnar Olof Hylten-Cavallius
  and George Stephens (trans. of Var-Ulfven 1844)
• 303 • The Metal Pig • (1867) • short story by Hans Christian Andersen (trans. of Metalsvinet 1842)
• 309 • What Was It? • [Harry Escott] • (1896) • short story by Fitz-James O'Brien [as by uncredited]
• 315 • A Dead Wife Among the Fairies • (1998) • short story by K. E. Sullivan
• 316 • The Fairies and the Blacksmith • (1998) • short story by K. E. Sullivan
• 319 • Wee Johnnie in the Cradle • (1998) • short story by K. E. Sullivan
• 321 • The Kildare Pooka • (1866) • short story by Patrick Kennedy
• 322 • The Rabbi's Bogey-Man • (1919) • short story by Aunt Naomi
• 324 • The Invoker of the Beast • (1915) • short story by
  Фёдор Сологуб^?Fyodor Sologub
  (trans. of
  Призывающий зверя^?Prizyvayuschiy zverya
  1906) [as by Feodor Sologub]
• 329 • The Ogre Courting • juvenile • (1871) • short story by Juliana Horatia Ewing
• 332 • The Flying Ogre • (1921) • short story by Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) (trans. of Der fliegende Oger 1914)
• 333 • The Ape Sun Wu King • (2020) • short story by Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) (trans. of Der Affe Sun Wu Kung 1914)
• 349 • The Strange Tale of Doctor Dog • (1919) • short story by Norman Hinsdale Pitman
• 353 • The Prince and the Ogre's Castle • (1906) • short story by Captain W. F. O'Connor
• 358 • The Goblin Spider • (2019) • short fiction by F. Hadland Davis
• 360 • Little Creatures & Tiny Folks (Introduction) • essay by uncredited
• 361 • The Legend of the Dwarf • (1913) • short story by Lewis Spence
• 362 • The Passing of the Dwarfs • (1998) • short story by K. E. Sullivan
• 362 • The Elves • (2017) • essay by H. A. Guerber and K. E. Sullivan
• 364 • Tales of the Nisses • (1890) • short fiction by Thomas Keightley and J. M. Thiele
• 366 • The Ainsel • (1998) • short story by K. E. Sullivan
• 368 • The Cauldron • (1998) • short story by K. E. Sullivan
• 369 • The Fairy Dancers • (1998) • short story by K. E. Sullivan
• 371 • The Page-Boy and the Silver Goblet • (1910) • short story by Elizabeth Grierson
• 373 • The Legend of Knockgrafton • (1825) • short story by Thomas Crofton Croker
• 376 • The Leprechaun of Ardmore Tower • (1932) • short story by Bertha Palmer Lane
• 379 • The Yellow Dwarf • (1889) • novelette by Comtesse d'Aulnoy (trans. of Le nain jaune 1698) [as by Madame d'Aulnoy]
• 390 • The Goblins Turned to Stone • (1918) • short story by William Elliot Griffis
• 393 • The Goblin and the Sneeze • (1897) • short story by W. H. D. Rouse
• 394 • The Goblin City • (1897) • short story by W. H. D. Rouse
• 395 • The Goblin and the Huckster • juvenile • (1867) • short story by Hans Christian Andersen (trans. of Nissen hos Spekhøkeren 1852)
• 397 • The Elf of the Rose • (1867) • short story by Hans Christian Andersen (trans. of Rosen-Alfen 1839)
• 400 • The Elfin Hill • (1867) • short story by Hans Christian Andersen (trans. of Elverhøi 1845)
• 404 • The Elves and Their Antics • (1918) • short story by William Elliot Griffis
• 408 • The Kabouters and the Bells • (1918) • short story by William Elliot Griffis
• 412 • The Oni on His Travels • (1918) • short story by William Elliot Griffis
• 415 • The Tragedy of the Gnomes • (1898) • short story by Clara H. Holmes