LO! Paperback – January 1, 2011

A vast compendium of unexplained, mysterious, and downright bizarre events collected by Charles Fort. Fort's dedication to recording and sharing reports of unexplained phenomena, combined with his innate distrust of scientific establishment and his tongue-in-cheek humorist style, garnered him a loyal fan-base and enough renown that the study of strange occurrences explainable by science was named after him - Fortean, or Forteana.Lo! is one of three books he published on the subject, and it's a beast to read from cover to cover as he rattles through hundreds of reports featuring everything from rains of frogs to phantom planets, and his prose can be a bit meandering even for early twentieth century writing (Lo! was originally published in 1913). But as a reference for bizarre events, Lo! - one of three books Fort published on the subject - is indispensable for both its exhaustive knowledge and entertaining approach.

Charles Fort writes with the typical droll humor of English authors. It not read carefully one misses it. He loves to discredit astronomers, other scientists and religion. Also, the book is brimming with unexplained happenings, all documented by quotes from newspapers and other periodicals. With tongue in cheek he insists the earth is still and that the stars, sun and moon rotate around us. There's a lot of repitition of strange events which tends to becomefaintly boring. I read this book when I was a young man. I'm 86 now and enjoyed it just as much

If you are interested in odd occurrences and strange sightings, this is the book for you, and it is, of course, a must-have book for fans of Charles Fort, who, many years after his death, became a comic book hero. I bought this book because I knew it included copy about The Crawfordsville Curiosity, an "atmospheric beast" that attacked Crawfordsville, IN, in 1891. I went to Crawfordsville many years ago to do research on the one-eyed "monster."

Was I perfect condition

Fort was a very interesting man and and his investigations are even more so. I recommend this to anyone interested in the unusual and peculiar. Rain falling from a clear sky. Reported mermaids, Raining frogs....etc.

Amazing, and love his biting humor

I am almost to the end of this book,and it is very educational reading material..

As presented with timely delivery.

Fort is not an easy read but stay with it and this is a mine of mind-stretching oddities collected from around the world. Some (most) of his presented theories are mad in the extreme, especially in light of modern understanding, but I believe Fort put most of his theories forward with tongue firmly in cheek!! However, get around the difficult prose, the recurring criticism of mainstream scientists and the madcap ideas and this is a truly fascinating collection of unusual and genuinely puzzling events.

A book that should be on everyone's shelf.

very good read enjoyed.

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