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The Fisheries Exhibition Literature, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint) by London International Fisheri Exhibition

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Author: London International Fisheri Exhibition
Number of Pages: 726 pages
Published Date: 27 Sep 2015
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781330333471
File Name: The.Fisheries.Exhibition.Literature,.Vol..3.(Classic.Reprint).pdf
Download Link: The Fisheries Exhibition Literature, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Fisheries Exhibition Literature, Vol. 3 The range of this Handbook is so extensive, that it is obviously impossible to accomplish more than a very superficial review of its subjects in the compass of a hundred pages. For it touches on Primitive Zoolatry (glancing at Totemism and Sacred Fish-myths), Zoological Mythology, Legendary Art, the Folk-tale of all nations, Fables, the Sciences of Heraldry and Astronomy, Poetry from Chaucer to Wordsworth - and Modern Folk-lore. Moreover, following the liberal "fish-idea" of the Exhibition, it has been necessary to wander from the cetaceans on the one hand through fishes proper to the crustacea and molluscs on the other. So that not only in Unnatural, but in Natural History also, the range of this Handbook is of necessity very wide. I have contented myself, therefore, with bringing a few leading thoughts into prominence - antiquity of the Religious Fish-myth, its dignity, its importance in Totemism, the benign aspect of Fish in the Folk-tale, the persistence of ancient fancies in modern superstitions. Such subjects are not, I take it, to be treated with a uniform gravity; at the same time their intrinsic importance should never be lost sight of. It is in this humour that I have written, and fully conscious that the magnitude of the matters of which I have to treat - Animism in some of its widest and latest aspects - makes it impossible, in so limited a space, to say all that I should, would, or could. I would, therefore, anticipate my critics, by saying, that the value of this Handbook will probably be found in what it omits rather than in what it contains. It has in it the suggestions for a very desirable and entertaining volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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