An anthology of verse and prose which embraces the legend and mythology of Dragons of Ancient Greece, European Dragons, Dragons of Asia and America, and Biblical Dragons. Beautifully designed and illustrated, this delightful book contains over 50 sumptuous fine art paintings. Includes charming, evocative stories and poems, written about dragons over the centuries. Dragons have featured in myths and legends throughout the world since humans began weaving tales and telling stories. This delightful book celebrates their ferocity and fire, their airborne terror and awesome power, and almost always, their dreadful death. This book is exquisitely illustrated throughout with beautiful paintings that portray the mystery and intrigue surrounding dragons over the centuries.