Fanshawe is a novel written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. It was his first published work, which he published anonymously in 1828. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Contents; List of Illustrations; Editor's Preface; Textual Corrections and Emendations; The Renaissance; Preface; Two Early French Stories; Pico della Mirandola; Sandro Botticelli; Luca della Robbia; The Poetry of Michelangelo; Leonardo da Vinci; The School of Giorgione; Joachim du Bellay; Winckelmann; Conclusion; Pater's Review of Children in Italian and English Design; Pater's Review of Renaissance in Italy: The Age of the Despots; A Pater Chronology; Textual Notes; Critical and Explanatory Notes; Original Texts of Passages Translated in the Notes; Index.

The banshee is a fearsome female creature that figures heavily in Irish mythology. Usually regarded as a harbinger of death and doom, the banshee is often depicted as wearing bloodstained clothing and unleashing an unearthly howl when someone is about to perish. This comprehensive study of banshee mythology from folklorist Elliott O'Donnell is one of the most extensive volumes ever published on the subject.