The Penguin Book of Dragons
Scott G. Bruce (editor)
Paperback (05 May 2022)


Publishers Synopsis

The definitive global anthology of writings about dragons, from Ancient Egypt to the modern day

Since the earliest moments of human history, dragons have occupied a place in our imaginations. Bringer of night in Ancient Egypt; mortal enemy of the elephant in South Asia; slain by a god in Sanskrit hymn. In the Book of Revelation, there is the Leviathan; in Loch Ness, a monster. Their crushing coils and their treasure hoards are found throughout literature and language: in the Old English of Beowulf, in the Elvish of Tolkien, in the far-flung travels of Marco Polo.

The Penguin Book of Dragons is the definitive collection of all this and more: two thousand years of legend and lore about the menace and majesty of dragons.


Book information

ISBN: 9780143135043
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date: 05 May 2022
DEWEY: 398.2454
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 264g
Height: 130mm
Width: 197mm
Spine width: 22mm