Home of Nymphs and Vampires

Mary's paper idea inspires me to share the oddly bucolic cover of a 1929 book in my collection.The book flap describes some of the contents:

There are nereids in the Greek isles today and -- in a parlance not quite Homer's -- a man is out of luck if he marries one. There are dracos, too. Dracos have supernatural strength and are fond of roasted children, but are incredibly stupid. There are vampires also, male and female, who frequently try to be good citizens but who labor under handicaps, partly because they are swollen like drums and give forth the same sound when beaten.

Journalist turned diplomat George Horton lived for decades in Greece, where, among other things, he championed the revival of the Olympic Games and U.S. participation in them. He also was down on Muslims, especially Turks, so some of his writings have been controversial then and now.