Werewolves

My celebratory first real post to this blog will cut straight ahead to my first topic: werewolves. I will be reading the book Werwolves by Elliott O'Donnell. I wanted to buy this book but it is currently comically overpriced on Amazon, so I will be reading it for free off of Project Gutenberg. Werwolves on Project Gutenberg.
I first read this book in fifth grade. I found it in the stacks of my school library, next to the other books about ghosts and aliens, a well frequented section by only me. This book had a bland picture-less cover, and looked "really old." (It was re-published in 1965 on the author's death. The original came out in 1912.) At the time I was always trying to find a magical book that would make something exciting happen to me, and of course this was a good candidate. It did not transport me to a magical world, but I found a book I would remember for many years. I was amazed that inside, there were no hints that werewolves were not real. There were documented cases of actual adults encountering werewolves, and even rituals to cure people of 'lycanthropy' and how to become a werewolf yourself. (Though no explanation for why one might do such a thing.) I thought, "This doesn't belong in a children's library!", and checked it out frequently.
I recently found it again online, and was amazed that my memory was accurate. My impressions as a ten year old seemed to hold true. I will post again shortly with some initial thoughts.