The Russian Storybook

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

3.7 (7 reviews)

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