Anthropologica Incognita collects twenty classic short stories of wild men, monster apes, weird primates, and strange races. Includes the Story of TsoqélEM, Two Nights in Southern Mexico, Hunting of the Soko, Manmat'ha, A Haunt of the Jinkarras, From a Simian Point of View, Dankwarra: the Isle of Fear, The Depths of Kyamo, No-Man's-Land, The Harbour-Master, Found by the Missing Link, In the Lower Passage, Beyond the Banyans, Back There in the Grass, The Ape-Man, The Missing Link, Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family, Spirit Island, The Horror-Horn, and The Tale of the Abu Laheeb.
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This review is from: Anthropologica Incognita: Wild Men, Strange Apes, and Fantastic Races in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy (Paperback)
Initially I was reluctant to get this anthology, but I'm glad I did. In this tome from Coachwhip is a collection of classic literature tales involving missing-links, mysterious races and nonhuman intelligences. Most were written from 1844-1925, with the first tale evidently a Native American legend predating that.
My favorite stories were 'No-Man's-Land' by John Buchan, with a mysterious and rather malevolent 'little people' inhabiting remote Scotland, 'The Harbour-Master' by Robert W. Chambers (with a piscine humanoid creature), and 'Spirit Island' by Captain Henry Toce Munn. The latter story I thought one of the most original, and features a hostile tribe of seal-like humanoids in the arctic. Yes, it's much better than it sounds! There are tales by H.P. Lovecraft, the long-winded Algernon Blackwood, and others both humorous and horrifying. As might be expected, a number of stories involve 'missing-link' or ape-like subhuman creatures. Many are actually sympathetic towards them, often paradoxically while being condescending towards the native peoples inhabiting the same region. There are some attitudes and dialogue (from a hundred or more years ago) which wouldn't be considered politically correct nowadays by a long shot. However, this is a worthwhile read for those interested in unknown sapient (or almost so) humanoid creatures.
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