# The Penguin Book of Dragons

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- Authors: [Scott G. Bruce](https://www.bookquiver.com/scott-g-bruce)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2022-05-05

## Description

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.

## Editions

### The Penguin Book of Dragons

- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4313-504-3
- Pages: 320
- Published: 2022-05-05
- Language: en_GB