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Russian Folk-Tales

W. R. S. Ralston

First published 1873
Publisher Smith, Elder, & Co.
Format Hardcover
Type Anthology
Pages xvi + 382

{{Tr|{{A|W. R. S. Ralston}}}}. Dedicated to {{A|Alexander Afanasief}}. Divided into 6 chapters: I: Introductory, II: Mythological (Principal Incarnations of Evil, III: Mythological (Miscellaneous Impersonifications), IV: Magic and Witchcraft, V: Ghost Stories, VI: Legends (1- Saints, etc., 2- Demons, etc.). 'The Metamorphosis of the Dnieper, the Volga, and the Dvina' is only credited as Tereshchenko. It is from Aleksandr Tereshchenko's Быт русского народа (Everyday Life of the Russian People: Vol.5- 1848). Other incidents from this work are also related.

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Page Title Author(s) Type
10 The Fiend Alexander Afanasief Short Story
19 The Dead Mother Alexander Afanasief Short Story
20 The Dead Witch A. N. Afanasief Short Story
23 The Treasure Alexander Afanasief Short Story
27 The Cross-Surety Alexander Afanasief Short Story
33 The Awful Drunkard Alexander Afanasief Short Story
39 The Bad Wife Alexander Afanasief Short Story
42 The Golovikha Alexander Afanasief Short Story
43 The Three Copecks A. N. Afanasief Short Fiction
47 The Miser Alexander Afanasief Short Story
49 The Fool and the Birch-Tree Alexander Afanasief Short Story
55 The Mizgir Alexander Afanasief Short Story
57 The Smith and the Demon A. N. Afanasief Short Story
66 Ivan Popyalof A. N. Afanasief Short Story
73 The Norka Alexander Afanasief Short Story
85 Marya Morevna A. N. Afanasief Short Story
100 Koshchei the Deathless Alexander Afanasief Short Story
116 The Water Snake A. A. Erlenvein Short Story
120 The Water King and Vasilissa the Wise Alexander Afanasief Short Story
139 The Baba Yaga A. N. Afanasief Short Story
150 Vasilissa the Fair A. N. Afanasief Short Story
163 The Witch Alexander Afanasief Short Story
170 The Witch and the Sun's Sister Alexander Afanasief Short Story
178 One-Eyed Likho Alexander Afanasief Short Story
185 Woe Alexander Afanasief Short Story
200 Friday Alexander Afanasief Short Story
201 Wednesday I. A. Khudyakof Short Story
206 The Léshy Alexander Afanasief Short Story
208 Vazuza and Volga Alexander Afanasief Short Story
209 Sozh and Dnieper Borichefsky & Alexander Afanasief Short Story
210 The Metamorphosis of the Dnieper, the Volga, and the Dvina Tereshchenko Short Story
214 Frost A. N. Afanasief Short Story
240 The Blind Man and the Cripple Alexander Afanasief Short Story
256 Princess Helena the Fair Alexander Afanasief Short Story
263 Emilian the Fool Alexander Afanas'ev Short Story
268 The Witch Girl Alexander Afanasief Short Story
271 The Headless Princess Alexander Afanasief Short Story
274 The Soldier's Midnight Watch Alexander Afanasief Short Story
287 The Warlock I. A. Khudyakof Short Story
291 The Fox-Physician Alexander Afanasief Short Story
298 The Fiddler in Hell Alexander Afanasief Short Story
303 The Ride on the Gravestone Alexander Afanasief Short Story
304 The Two Friends A. N. Afanas'yev Short Story
307 The Shroud Alexander Afanasief Short Story
309 The Coffin-Lid Alexander Afanasief Short Story
312 The Two Corpses Alexander Afanasief Short Story
313 The Dog and the Corpse Alexander Afanasief Short Story
314 The Soldier and the Vampire Alexander Afanasief Short Story
340 Elijah the Prophet and Nicholas Alexander Afanasief Short Story
351 The Priest with the Greedy Eyes Alexander Afanasief Short Story
365 The Hasty Word Alexander Afanasief Short Story
vii Préface (Russian Folk-Tales) W. R. S. Ralston Essay