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11:22:38
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Catalog date:
2013-05-24
Read by:
Kevin W. Davidson
Book Coordinator:
Kevin W. Davidson
Meta Coordinator:
Maria Therese
Proof Listener:
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Russian Fairy Tales

William Ralston Shedden-Ralston (1828 - 1889)

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)

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 1 Kevin W. Davidson
 00:18:45
Play 02 02 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 2 - The Fiend Kevin W. Davidson
 00:15:37
Play 03 03 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 3 - The Dead Mother - The Dead Witch - The Treasure Kevin W. Davidson
 00:15:01
Play 04 04 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 4 - The Cross-Surety - The Awful Drunkard Kevin W. Davidson
 00:16:44
Play 05 05 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 5 - The Bad Wife - The Golovikha - The Three Copecks Kevin W. Davidson
 00:19:13
Play 06 06 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 6 - The Miser - The Fool and the Birch-Tree Kevin W. Davidson
 00:15:27
Play 07 07 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 7 - The Mizgir - The Smith and the Demon Kevin W. Davidson
 00:12:55
Play 08 08 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 1 - Ivan Popyalof Kevin W. Davidson
 00:16:34
Play 09 09 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 2 - The Norka Kevin W. Davidson
 00:19:38
Play 10 10 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 3 - Marya Morevna Kevin W. Davidson
 00:28:52
Play 11 11 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 4 - Koshchei the Deathless Kevin W. Davidson
 00:20:07
Play 12 12 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 5 - The Water Snake Kevin W. Davidson
 00:17:58
Play 13 13 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 6 - The Water King and Vasilissa the Wise Kevin W. Davidson
 00:25:12
Play 14 14 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 7 - The Baba Yaga Kevin W. Davidson
 00:20:10
Play 15 15 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 8 - Vasilissa the Fair Kevin W. Davidson
 00:28:48
Play 16 16 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 9 - The Witch Kevin W. Davidson
 00:16:38
Play 17 17 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 10 - The Witch and the Sun’s Sister Kevin W. Davidson
 00:16:04
Play 18 18 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 1 - One-Eyed Likho Kevin W. Davidson
 00:13:04
Play 19 19 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 2 - Woe Kevin W. Davidson
 00:23:37
Play 20 20 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 3 - Friday - Wednesday - The Léshy Kevin W. Davidson
 00:16:37
Play 21 21 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 4 - Sozh and Dnieper - The Metamprphosis of the Dnieper, the Volga, and the Dvina Kevin W. Davidson
 00:12:59
Play 22 22 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 5 - Frost Kevin W. Davidson
 00:26:54
Play 23 23 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 1 - The Blind Man and the Cripple Kevin W. Davidson
 00:24:56
Play 24 24 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 2 - The Blind Man and the Cripple (continued) Kevin W. Davidson
 00:19:33
Play 25 25 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 3 - Princess Helena the Fair Kevin W. Davidson
 00:14:14
Play 26 26 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 4 - Emilian the Fool - The Witch Girl - The Headless Princess Kevin W. Davidson
 00:19:08
Play 27 27 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 5 - The Soldier's Midnight Watch Kevin W. Davidson
 00:17:30
Play 28 28 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 6 - The Warlock Kevin W. Davidson
 00:12:21
Play 29 29 - Chapter 5 - Ghost Stories - Part 1 - The Fox-Physician Kevin W. Davidson
 00:15:44
Play 30 30 - Chapter 5 - Ghost Stories - Part 2 - The Fiddler in Hell - The Ride on the Gravestone - The Two Friends Kevin W. Davidson
 00:14:25
Play 31 31 - Chapter 5 - Ghost Stories - Part 3 - The Shroud - The Coffin-Lid - The Two Corpses - The Dog and the Corpse - The Soldier and the Vampire Kevin W. Davidson
 00:31:53
Play 32 32 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Saints - Part 1 Kevin W. Davidson
 00:20:44
Play 33 33 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Saints - Part 2 - Elijah the Prophet and Nicholas Kevin W. Davidson
 00:13:38
Play 34 34 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Saints - Part 3 - The Priest with the Greedy Eyes Kevin W. Davidson
 00:22:45
Play 35 35 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Demons - Part 1 Kevin W. Davidson
 00:15:00
Play 36 36 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Demons - Part 2 - The Hasty Word Kevin W. Davidson
 00:23:53