Old Peter's Russian Tales
- Author:
- Arthur Ransome
- Genres:
-
Children's Fiction
,
Myths ,
Legends & Fairy Tales - Language:
- English
- Read by:
- LibriVox Volunteers
- Runnning time:
- 7:41:56
- Upload date:
- 2008-12-07
Introduction and The Hut in the Forest
Chapters
1.
Introduction and The Hut in the Forest
00:10:05
2.
The Tale of the Silver Saucer and the Transparent Apple
00:32:13
3.
Sadko
00:21:18
4.
Frost
00:20:12
5.
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
00:27:59
6.
Baba Yaga
00:29:02
7.
The Cat Who Became Head-Forester
00:25:48
8.
Spring in the Forest
00:03:23
9.
The Little Daughter of the Snow
00:22:35
10.
Prince Ivan, The Witch Baby and The Little Sister of the Sun
00:24:48
11.
The Stolen Turnips, The Magic Tablecloth, The Sneezing Coat and The Wooden Whistle
00:34:49
12.
Little Master Misery
00:26:24
13.
A Chapter of Fish
00:09:29
14.
The Golden Fish
00:24:13
15.
Who Lived in the Skull
00:03:18
16.
Alenoushka and her Brother
00:17:08
17.
The Fire-Bird, The Horse of Power and The Princess Vasilissa
00:27:33
18.
The Hunter and his Wife
00:12:05
19.
The Three Men of Power - Evening, Midnight and Sunrise
00:30:57
20.
Salt
00:32:56
21.
The Christening in the Village
00:25:41
- Description
- Arthur Ransome is best known for his Swallows and Amazons series of children’s books. This is the only example of his fiction in the public domain. These stories are all from Russian folklore, some comparatively well-known, others less so. Ransome spent some years in Russia as a newspaper correspondent for the Daily News and the Manchester Guardian and was peripherally involved in the revolution. In the late twenties he married Evgenia Shvelpina, Trotsky's secretary, retired from newspapers and started writing his children’s books. (Summary by AJM)
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