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Sixty Folk-Tales from Exclusively Slavonic Sources

A. H. Wratislaw

First published 1889
Publisher Elliot Stock
Format Hardcover
Type Anthology
Pages xii +
Price 7/6

{{Tr|{{A|A. H. Wratislaw}}}}, with annotations. A translation of 66 of the 100 tales in {{A|Karel Erben}}'s 1865 anthology Sto prostonárodnĂ­ch pohádek a pověstĂ­ slovanskĂ˝ch v nářečĂ­ch původnĂ­ch (One Hundred Slavic Folktales & Legends in Original Dialects). Divided into 3 parts: A. Western Slavonians- Bohemian (Czech), Moravian, Hungarian-Slovenish (Slovak), Upper & Lower Lusatian (AKA: Sorbian or Wendish), Kashubian & Polish. B. Eastern Slavonians- White Russian (Belorussian), Little Russian (Ukrainian) & Great Russian (Russian). C. Southern Slavonians- Bulgarian,Serbian, Croatian & Illyrian-Slovenish (Slovenian). 2 stories (The Wonder-Working Lock & The Friendship of a Vila and of the Months) have different titles in the contents page. The region of Galicia mentioned here is currently divided between Poland and Ukraine. Carniola is a region that today is mainly in Slovenia. Illyria is today divided between Austria & the former Yugoslavia. 3 stories previosly published in The Folk-Lore Journal (in 1884 & 1886).

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Page Title Author(s) Type
3 Bohemian Stories A. H. Wratislaw Essay
4 Long, Broad, and Sharpsight K. J. Erben Short Story
16 The Three Golden Hairs of Grandfather Allknow K. J. Erben Short Story
25 Goldenhair K. J. Erben Short Story
33 Intelligence and Luck K. J. Erben Short Story
36 The Jezinkas K. J. Erben Short Story
40 The Wood -Lady Bozena Nemcova Short Story
46 George with the Goat K. J. Erben Short Story
51 Moravian Stories A. H. Wratislaw Essay
52 Godmother Death B. M. Kulda Short Story
55 The Four Brothers B. M. Kulda Short Story
62 Hungarian-Slovenish Stories A. H. Wratislaw Essay
63 The Three Lemons J. Rimavski Short Story
75 The Sun-horse J. Rimavski Short Story
82 The Golden Spinster A. H. Skultety & P. Dobshinsky Short Story
89 Are You Angry? A. H. Skultety & P. Dobshinsky Short Story
92 Right Always Remains Right K. Smoler Short Story
92 Upper and Lower Lusatian Stories A. H. Wratislaw Essay
97 Little Red Hood H. Kopf Short Story
101 Cudgel, Bestir Yourself! Dr. Florian Cenova Short Story
101 Kashubian Story A. H. Wratislaw Essay
107 Polish Stories A. H. Wratislaw Essay
108 Prince Unexpected A. J. Glinski Short Story
121 The Spirit of a Buried Man K. W. WĂłycicki Short Story
125 The Pale Maiden K. Balinski Short Story
127 The Plague-Swarm K. W. WĂłycicki Short Story
132 Little Rolling-Pea A. Afanasief Short Story
132 The Frost, the Sun, and the Wind A. Afanasief Short Story
132 White Russian Stories A. H. Wratislaw Essay
138 The Wondrous Lads A. Afanasief Short Story
142 Little Russian Stories (from Galicia) A. H. Wratislaw Essay
143 God Knows How to Punish Man M. Tyemyak Short Story
146 The Good Children Ja. Balagur Short Story
150 The Devil and the Gipsy Ja. Balagur Short Story
153 God and the Devil P. A. Lavrovski Short Story
156 Little Russian Stories (from South Russia) A. H. Wratislaw Essay
157 The Beautiful Damsel and the Wicked Old Woman P. Kulish Short Story
159 The Snake and the Princess P. Kulish Short Story
160 Transformation into a Nightingale and a Cuckoo P. Kulish Short Story
161 Transmigration of the Soul P. Kulish Short Story
162 The Wizard P. Kulish Short Story
164 Great Russian Stories A. H. Wratislaw Essay
164 The Lime-Tree J. A. Kuljakof Short Story
167 Ilya of Murom and Nightingale the Robber A. Afanasief Short Story
175 Bulgarian Stories A. H. Wratislaw Essay
176 The Lord God as an Old Man G. S. Rakovski Short Story
179 Bulgarian Hospitality Konstantin Pavlof Short Story
181 Cinderella Konstantin Pavlof Short Story
186 The Golden Apples and the Nine Peahens Konstantin Pavlof Short Story
199 The Language of Animals Konstantin Pavlof Short Story
204 Serbian Stories A. H. Wratislaw Essay
205 The Lame Fox uncredited Short Story
217 The Sons' Oath to their Dying Father Vuk St. Karadsich Short Story
221 The Wonderful Hair Vuk St. Karadsich Short Story
224 The Dragon and the Prince Vuk St. Karadsich Short Story
231 Fate Vuk St. Karadsich Short Story
239 Serbian Stories from Bosnia A. H. Wratislaw Essay
239 The Birdcatcher J. F. Jukih Short Story
246 The Two Brothers J. F. Jukih Short Story
252 Serbian Stories from Carniola A. H. Wratislaw Essay
254 God's Cock Iv. Trdina Short Story
254 The Origin of Man Iv. Trdina Short Story
256 Kurent the Preserver Iv. Trdina Short Story
257 Kurent and Man Iv. Trdina Short Story
261 The Hundred-Leaved Rose Iv. Trdina Short Story
265 Croatian Stories A. H. Wratislaw Essay
266 Kraljevich Marko M. Krachmanov Valjavets Short Story
278 The Daughter of the King of the Vilas M. Krachmanov Valjavets Short Story
284 The Wonder-Working Lock M. Krachmanov Valjavets Short Story
290 The She-Wolf M. Krachmanov Valjavets Short Story
291 Milutin M. Krachmanov Valjavets Short Story
297 Illyrian-Slovenish Stories A. H. Wratislaw Essay
298 The Friendship of a Vila and of the Months uncredited Short Story
301 The Fisherman's Son L. Pintar Short Story
312 The White Snake uncredited Short Story
314 The Vila uncredited Short Story
iii Preface (Sixty Folk-Tales from Exclusively Slavonic Sources) A. H. Wratislaw Essay