Russian Tales

Russian Tales PDF Author:
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1797214780
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154

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Book Description
Rediscover the magic of Russian folktales in a breathtaking illustrated edition. This collection of traditional stories will sweep you away to the birch forests and ornate palaces of Russia. You'll meet a mysterious girl born from the snow, a terrifying Baba Yaga, and a series of dauntless heroines and heroes willing to fight dragons and cross fiery rivers. Blending whimsical magic with magnificent drama, these tales come to life alongside intricate contemporary art in this special illustrated edition. POPULAR SERIES: The Tales series gives new life to traditional stories. Celebrating the richness of folklore around the world, and featuring the work of beloved contemporary illustrators, these books are treasured by adults and teens alike. ICONIC STORIES: Russian stories hold a special place in the hearts of fairy tales fans. Unforgettable characters like Baba Yaga and the Fire-Bird have captured imaginations for generations. In this collection, readers are sure to find old favorites and discover something new. GORGEOUS SPECIAL EDITION: With a mesmerizing full-page illustration for each story, as well as creamy paper, a ribbon page marker, and a handsome hardcover design, this edition is perfect for gifting and display. Perfect for: • Fans of fairy tales and folklore • Readers with Russian heritage or interested in Russian culture • Illustration and art lovers • Adults and teens • Collectors of illustrated classics • Fans of the illustrator Dinara Mirtalipova

Russian Tales

Russian Tales PDF Author:
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1797214780
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154

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Book Description
Rediscover the magic of Russian folktales in a breathtaking illustrated edition. This collection of traditional stories will sweep you away to the birch forests and ornate palaces of Russia. You'll meet a mysterious girl born from the snow, a terrifying Baba Yaga, and a series of dauntless heroines and heroes willing to fight dragons and cross fiery rivers. Blending whimsical magic with magnificent drama, these tales come to life alongside intricate contemporary art in this special illustrated edition. POPULAR SERIES: The Tales series gives new life to traditional stories. Celebrating the richness of folklore around the world, and featuring the work of beloved contemporary illustrators, these books are treasured by adults and teens alike. ICONIC STORIES: Russian stories hold a special place in the hearts of fairy tales fans. Unforgettable characters like Baba Yaga and the Fire-Bird have captured imaginations for generations. In this collection, readers are sure to find old favorites and discover something new. GORGEOUS SPECIAL EDITION: With a mesmerizing full-page illustration for each story, as well as creamy paper, a ribbon page marker, and a handsome hardcover design, this edition is perfect for gifting and display. Perfect for: • Fans of fairy tales and folklore • Readers with Russian heritage or interested in Russian culture • Illustration and art lovers • Adults and teens • Collectors of illustrated classics • Fans of the illustrator Dinara Mirtalipova

Old Peter's Russian Tales

Old Peter's Russian Tales PDF Author: Arthur Ransome
Publisher: Johnston Press
ISBN: 1409769070
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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Book Description
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

OLD PETER'S RUSSIAN TALES

OLD PETER'S RUSSIAN TALES PDF Author: Arthur Ransome
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1907256407
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 325

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Book Description
This is a book of Russian folklore retold for young people and the young at heart. The tales are a good sampling of Slavic marchen. The stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tell their children and each other. This is a book written far away in Russia, for English children who play in deep lanes with wild roses above them in the high hedges, or by the small singing becks that dance down the gray fells at home. Russian fairyland is quite different. Under the windows of the author's house, the wavelets of the Volkhov River are beating quietly in the dusk. A gold light burns on a timber raft floating down the river. Beyond the river in the blue midsummer twilight is the broad Russian steppe and the distant forests of Novgorod. Somewhere in that forest of great trees--a forest so big that the forests of England are little woods beside it--is the hut where old Peter sits at night and tells these stories to his grandchildren. In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and the author even overheard soldiers on their way to the WWI talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road. He believed there must be more fairy stories told in Russia than anywhere else in the world. In this book are a few of those he liked best. The author spent time in Russia during World War I as a journalist for the radical British newspaper, the Daily News, meeting among others, Lenin and Trotsky and was also known in the London bohemian artistic scene. 33% of the net from the sale of this book will be donated to charities for educational purposes. YESTERDAY'S BOOKS for TOMORROW'S EDUCATIONS

Little Daughter of the Snow

Little Daughter of the Snow PDF Author: Arthur Ransome
Publisher: Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 9781845075996
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Childless and sad, an old Russian man and his wife watch the village children playing in the snow. One day they decide to make their own little snow girl. Imagine their amazement when her eyes start to shine, her hair turns black and she comes alive! But, as Little Daughter of the Snow tells them, she isn't quite like other children: she plays outside all day and night, and eats ice porridge for breakfast. This poignant retelling of Arthur Ransome's classic Russian tale, with stylish illustrations by Tom Bower, carries a strong message about the true value of love.

Favorite Russian Fairy Tales

Favorite Russian Fairy Tales PDF Author: Arthur Ransome
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486299937
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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Book Description
Six tales of witches, and wizardry, perilous journeys, wise animals, frightful giants and beautiful princesses, among them the legendary Fire-Bird, and more. Newly reset in large, easy-to-read type, with six new illustrations.

Old Peter's Russian Tales

Old Peter's Russian Tales PDF Author: Arthur Ransome
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN: 9781389679049
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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Book Description
Illustrated by Dmitri Mitrokhin. Famous British author Arthur Ransome's unique and wonderful collection of fairy tales from the steppes and forests of Russia, first published in 1916, remains the authoritative English-language introduction to this nearly-lost world of traditional folklore. After moving to St. Petersburg, Russia, in May 1913, Ransome learned Russian and discovered the world of Russian folk-tales-none of which were known in the West, mainly because of a failure to translate them outside of their homeland. Ransome-already well-known in his native England-started collecting these tales, from both written and oral sources-and Old Peter's Russian Tales was the result. Wonderfully illustrated by famous Russian artist Dmitri Mitrokhin, the twenty-one stories in this volume provide a fascinating glimpse of rural Russia of the previous centuries. "In Russia hardly anybody is too old for fairy stories, and I have even heard soldiers on their way to the war talking of very wise and very beautiful princesses as they drank their tea by the side of the road. I think there must be more fairy stories told in Russia than anywhere else in the world. "Russian fairyland is quite different. Under my windows the wavelets of the Volkhov (which has its part in one of the stories) are beating quietly in the dusk. A gold light burns on a timber raft floating down the river. Beyond the river in the blue midsummer twilight are the broad Russian plain and the distant forest. "Somewhere in that forest of great trees-a forest so big that the forests of England are little woods beside it-is the hut where old Peter sits at night and tells these stories to his grandchildren."-from the author's introduction. This new edition has been completely reset and contains the original illustrations and text.

Baba Yaga

Baba Yaga PDF Author: Sibelan Elizabeth S. Forrester
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1617035963
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258

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Book Description
A beautiful illustrated collection of fairy tales about the most iconic and active of Russian magical characters

Tales of India

Tales of India PDF Author:
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452166757
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177

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Book Description
Traditional Indian lore through the eyes of two artists. “Their collaboration is nothing short of phenomenal. The illustrations take you into another world.” —Medium A shape-shifting tiger and a pretentious rat. A generous goddess and a powerful demon. A clever princess and a prince who returns from the dead. This collection of sixteen traditional tales transports readers to the beguiling world of Indian folklore. Transcribed by Indian and English folklorists in the nineteenth century, these stories brim with wit and magic. Fans of fairy tales will encounter familiar favorites—epic quests and talking animals—alongside delightful surprises—an irreverent sense of humor and an array of bold, inspiring heroines. Each tale in this ebook comes alive alongside exquisite artwork by a pair of contemporary Indian artists.

Old Russian Tales

Old Russian Tales PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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Book Description
The cat, the cock, and the fox.-The straw ox.-The golden fish.-The snow maiden.-The flying fish.

Old Peter's Russian Tales

Old Peter's Russian Tales PDF Author: Arthur Ransome
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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Book Description
Old Peter's Russian Tales is a collection of the greatest Russian folk-tales for children. The first chapter tells of Maroosia and Vanya who live in a hut of pine logs in the forest with their grandfather, the forester Old Peter. This story is followed by twenty stories that Russian peasants tell their children told by Old Peter to Maroosia and Vanya._x000D_ Table of Contents:_x000D_ The Hut in the Forest_x000D_ The Tale of the Silver Saucer and the Transparent Apple_x000D_ Sadko_x000D_ Frost_x000D_ The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship_x000D_ Baba Yaga_x000D_ The Cat who became Head-Forester_x000D_ Spring in the Forest_x000D_ The Little Daughter of the Snow_x000D_ Prince Ivan, the Witch Baby, and the Little Sister of the Sun_x000D_ The Stolen Turnips, the Magic Tablecloth, the Sneezing Goat, and the Wooden Whistle_x000D_ Little Master Misery_x000D_ A Chapter of Fish_x000D_ The Golden Fish_x000D_ Who Lived in the Skull?_x000D_ Alenoushka and her Brother_x000D_ The Fire-Bird, the Horse of Power, and the Princess Vasilissa_x000D_ The Hunter and his Wife_x000D_ The Three Men of Power—Evening, Midnight, and Sunrise_x000D_ Salt_x000D_ The Christening in the Village