Enchanted CreaturesWe have always created and destroyed monsters. They give form to what we don't wish to know or understand; to our anxieties and irrational terrors. They have helped us manage the extraordinary complexity of our minds and deal with the challenges of being human. In 'Enchanted Creatures', Natalie Lawrence delves into the dark histories of creatures we have imagined over 15,000 years of history: from strange beasts carved in Palaeolithic caves and hybrid

how it became London's bohemian quarter and why it was once home to its criminal underworld

The dream of peace has been universal in the history of humanity

The past has stayed buried for many years already

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but also incredible acts of mercy and kindness from those who risk all to help the escapees on their way

thought and culture is of concern to anyone with an interest in what it means to be human

and even the rocks get out of her way

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the challenge remains how to breathe energy into your paintings and make the animals jump off the paper

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What is Lucrezia to do with this sudden knowledge

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