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Richard Sugg Bücher

    Dieser Autor taucht mit gründlicher Recherche und fesselnder Prosa in die dunklen und faszinierenden Reiche mythischer Kreaturen und des Übernatürlichen ein. Seine Werke erforschen Geschichte und Kultur, decken verborgene Erzählungen auf und fordern unser Weltverständnis heraus. Indem er oft die Grenzen zwischen dem Realen und dem Mythischen auslotet, lädt der Autor den Leser auf eine Reise in weniger begangene Winkel der menschlichen Vorstellungskraft ein. Seine aktuellen Projekte versprechen weitere Erleuchtung über die seltsamen und fesselnden Aspekte unserer Existenz.

    Harvest of a Golden Sky
    The Real Vampires
    Fairies
    Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires

    • Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires

      The History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians

      • 444 Seiten
      • 16 Lesestunden
      4,1(10)Abgeben

      Exploring the intriguing practice of corpse medicine, this book reveals how historical figures from various social classes used human remains to treat ailments ranging from epilepsy to cancer. Richard Sugg delves into a largely overlooked aspect of medical history, demonstrating that this phenomenon peaked during the early-modern period in Britain, challenging the notion that it was merely a medieval practice. Enhanced by a companion website, it serves as a crucial resource for those studying the history of medicine and early modern society.

      Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires

    • Fairies

      • 280 Seiten
      • 10 Lesestunden
      4,0(13)Abgeben

      Ranging widely through history, myth, literature and art, this new account of the fairy shows the terror lurking behind Tinkerbell.

      Fairies

    • The Real Vampires

      • 288 Seiten
      • 11 Lesestunden
      3,6(12)Abgeben

      Respected scholar Richard Sugg reveals the true history of vampires, exploring their cultural origins in a globetrotting tale of superstition, horror and strangeness. Sugg makes seemingly bizarre beliefs, practices and incidents comprehensible by showing in detail how vampires arose from a world of everyday magic.

      The Real Vampires

    • Harvest of a Golden Sky

      Successful commercial pilot, Kirsten Davies has just fulfilled a lifelong dream of flying a World-War II P51-D 'Mustang' fighter. Sadly her perfect week flying from an Arizona Desert Airfield is cut short by a freak accident, which leads her convalescing in California.

      Harvest of a Golden Sky