Russian Fairy Tales

by William Ralston Shedden-Ralston

36 chapters11h 22mEnglish1873

About this book

Russian Fairy Tales is an anthology of stories by a noted Russian scholar and translator. The 51 stories are thematically organized with introductory material to put them both in the context of Russian folklore and in their relation to the myths of other cultures. This text has something for the intellectual reader as well as for someone who just likes a good fairy tale. (Summary by Kevin Davidson)

Chapters (36)

101 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 1

1125

202 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 2 - The Fiend

937

303 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 3 - The Dead Mother - The Dead Witch - The Treasure

901

404 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 4 - The Cross-Surety - The Awful Drunkard

1004

505 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 5 - The Bad Wife - The Golovikha - The Three Copecks

1153

606 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 6 - The Miser - The Fool and the Birch-Tree

927

707 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 7 - The Mizgir - The Smith and the Demon

775

808 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 1 - Ivan Popyalof

994

909 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 2 - The Norka

1178

1010 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 3 - Marya Morevna

1732

1111 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 4 - Koshchei the Deathless

1207

1212 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 5 - The Water Snake

1078

1313 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 6 - The Water King and Vasilissa the Wise

1512

1414 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 7 - The Baba Yaga

1210

1515 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 8 - Vasilissa the Fair

1728

1616 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 9 - The Witch

998

1717 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 10 - The Witch and the Sun’s Sister

964

1818 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 1 - One-Eyed Likho

784

1919 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 2 - Woe

1417

2020 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 3 - Friday - Wednesday - The Léshy

997

2121 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 4 - Sozh and Dnieper - The Metamprphosis of the Dnieper, the Volga, and the Dvina

779

2222 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 5 - Frost

1614

2323 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 1 - The Blind Man and the Cripple

1496

2424 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 2 - The Blind Man and the Cripple (continued)

1173

2525 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 3 - Princess Helena the Fair

854

2626 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 4 - Emilian the Fool - The Witch Girl - The Headless Princess

1148

2727 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 5 - The Soldier's Midnight Watch

1050

2828 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 6 - The Warlock

741

2929 - Chapter 5 - Ghost Stories - Part 1 - The Fox-Physician

944

3030 - Chapter 5 - Ghost Stories - Part 2 - The Fiddler in Hell - The Ride on the Gravestone - The Two Friends

865

3131 - Chapter 5 - Ghost Stories - Part 3 - The Shroud - The Coffin-Lid - The Two Corpses - The Dog and the Corpse - The Soldier and the Vampire

1913

3232 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Saints - Part 1

1244

3333 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Saints - Part 2 - Elijah the Prophet and Nicholas

818

3434 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Saints - Part 3 - The Priest with the Greedy Eyes

1365

3535 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Demons - Part 1

900

3636 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Demons - Part 2 - The Hasty Word

1433

Russian Fairy Tales

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