The Russian Storybook

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English · 1916 · 6h 23m · Legends & Fairy Tales, Children's Fiction, Anthologies

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In Russian Storybook, Reverend Richard Wilson retells traditional Russian stories for English-speaking children, offering a window into a storytelling culture he found distinct from those of Western Europe.

Wilson presents the tales in his own words rather than as direct translations, aiming to make them accessible to young readers. The collection draws on stories gathered from Russia’s eastern Christian communities, as Wilson understood them in the early twentieth century.

This is a historical retelling of folk material, shaped by its author’s effort to introduce children to another culture through stories. Listeners can expect a collection of tales rather than a single continuous plot.

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Preface 3:58 Lu par Lynne T
Ilya and Cloudfall 9:42 Lu par Lynne T
Ilya Meets with Svyatogor and Parts with Him 16:38 Lu par Lynne T
Ilya and Nightingale the Robber 24:37 Lu par Ann Boulais
Ilya and Falcon the Hunter 29:32 Lu par Joseph Tenis
The Adventure of the Burning White Stone 10:52 Lu par Kyle Van DeGlast
How Quiet Dunai Had Brought the Princess Apraxia to Kiev 21:59 Lu par Kyle Van DeGlast
The Story of Nikitich and Marina 22:43 Lu par Ann Boulais
How the Court of Vladimir Received a Visitor Part 1 29:18 Lu par Gnomesb
How the Court of Vladimir Received a Visitor Part 2 22:42 Lu par Gnomesb
The Story of Kasyan and the Dream Maiden 22:08 Lu par Mark Chulsky
How Stavr the Noble Was Saved by a Woman's Wiles 12:54 Lu par Kyle Van DeGlast
The Golden Horde 21:45 Lu par Kyle Van DeGlast
Whirlwind the Whistler or the King of Copper, Silver and Gold Part 1 21:41 Lu par Kyle Van DeGlast
Whirlwind the Whistler or the King of Copper, Silver and Gold Part 2 22:42 Lu par Kyle Van DeGlast
Vasily the Turbulent Part 1 21:29 Lu par Kyle Van DeGlast
Vasily the Turbulent Part 2 24:28 Lu par Kyle Van DeGlast
Nikita the Footless and the Terrible Tsar 23:18 Lu par Kyle Van DeGlast
Peerless Beauty the Cake Baker 20:48 Lu par Kyle Van DeGlast