The Natural History of UnicornsHarper Collins, 11.08.2009 - 258 Seiten “Lavers keeps his intellectual detective story passionate and suspenseful.”
From Biblical stories about virgins to adventures with Harry Potter, unicorns have enchanted people for millennia. In the endlessly fascinating The Natural History of Unicorns, author Chris Lavers ingeniously traces the legend of this mysterious creature to the real people, places, and animals that have influenced its story. |
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Where unicorns roam | 29 |
The JudaeoChristian unicorn | 44 |
The iconic unicorn | 63 |
Beneficent unicorns | 94 |
Hunting the khutu | 112 |
A great way off | 151 |
In darkest Africa | 171 |
The scientists unicorn | 196 |
Ancestral unicorns | 217 |
Bibliography | 245 |
Illustration Credits | 249 |
Index | 251 |
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