Ilkka wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2019 4:08 pm
Djchrismac wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2019 7:11 am
Hi folks, I recently found the following website and have been downloading lots of very interesting old books on many of the topics covered on this forum. A majority of them are pre-1900 and cover topics on mythology, religion, fairies, John Dee, mesmerism and much more. The full list is available at
https://www.globalgreyebooks.com/sitemap.html.
Here's one that Ilkka might enjoy for example:
I will certainly read the book.
Thanks in advance even if it turns out to be not so interesting
I get back to you in some time, maybe a week or so.
You're welcome my friend, i'm still going through and downloading books of interest and found another couple of Finnish ones that may be a better read:
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https://www.globalgreyebooks.com/kalevala-ebook.html
Book: The Kalevala
Author: John Martin Crawford
Publication Date: 1888
Summary:
The Kalevala or The Kalewala is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology. It is regarded as the national epic of Karelia and Finland and is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature.
Excerpt:
ENCHANTMENTS, Wizards, Witches, Magic Spells, Nixy Queens, Giants, Fairy White Reindeer, and glittering Treasures flourish in these tales from the Baltic Lands--Lapland (both Finnish and Scandinavian), Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
https://www.globalgreyebooks.com/wonder ... ebook.html
Summary:
A collection of tales from the Baltic states. Sections include: Lapland of Aurora Colors, Mossy Tundras, And Reindeer Herds; Finland of the Thousand Lakes, Lost Daughter of the Baltic Sea; Estonia, Wise and Free, Land of Wonder Legends; Latvia Of Feast Of Flowers, And, Courland, God's Own Little Country; and, Lithuania of the Fragrant Amber.
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Something that hit me yesterday while looking through almost every book summary is the incredible wealth of knowledge humanity had at the 19th century, covering everything from alchemy, religion, mythology, folklore, the occult etc. which led me on to what happened not long after which I am sure was by design, the so-called "great war" WW1... how convenient that such a world changing event was manufactured just as humanity was striving to properly figure out history, religion and science!