The book of were-wolves vs The Magus: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The book of were-wolves The book of were-wolves Sabine Baring-Gould · 1865 ★★★★☆ 3.9 266 pages · ≈ 4 h 56 m · Challenging

One of the most frequently cited folkloric studies of lycanthropy. Half-way through, the topic changes to crimes only vaguely connected to werewolves, including grave desecration and cannibalism.

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Cover of The Magus The Magus Francis Barrett · 1967 ★★★★☆ 3.7 200 pages · ≈ 3 h 42 m · Moderate

All three books of Francis Barrett's superb compendium of occult thought are presented in this single volume, complete with the original charts and illustrations. An excellent work which encompasses much of the occult…

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Hardcover 3.0 (3) 2.0 (1)
Google Books 5.0 (1) 3.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.0 (31) —

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Ratings 31 1
Editions 6 12
Film adaptations 1 1
Wikipedia attention — 142
Pages 266 200

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