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Russian Fairy Tales (Annotated)
Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-William Ralston Shedden-Ralston (1828-1889) was born on April 4, 1828 at York Terrace, Regent's Park, London, as the third and only child of William Patrick Ralston Shedden (1794-1880) and Frances Sophia Browne (1804- ). Her mother was the third daughter of William Browne (1762-1833) from Galway, Calcutta, and Sydney. Her Scottish-born, Scottish-educated New York father had made his fortune as a merchant in Calcutta, India, before settling in Palmira Square, Brighton. William Ralston Shedden-Ralston spent most of his early years there. Along with three or four other children, he studied with the Rev. John Hogg of Brix...
Russian Fairy Tales
William Ralston Shedden Ralston (1828-1889) was a noted Russian scholar and translator. He was born in London, and studied at Cambridge. In 1862 he was called to the bar, but he never practised. He worked as an assistant in the British Museum library till 1875. He visited Russia; his works include: The Songs of the Russian People (1872), Early Russian History (1874) and Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-Lore (1880).
Russian Fairy Tales
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Russian Fairy Tales (Esprios Classics)
William Ralston Shedden-Ralston (1828-1889), known in his early life as William Ralston Shedden, who later adopted the additional surname of Ralston, was a noted British scholar and translator of Russia and Russian. William studied Russian literature. He translated 93 of Ivan Andreevich Krylov's two hundred fables, and this work, published in 1868 as Krilof and his Fables, ran to numerous editions. The following year he brought out a translation of Ivan Turgenev's Nest of Gentlefolk as Liza; in 1872, his 439-page Songs of the Russian People as Illustrative of Slavonic Mythology and Russian Social Life, and in 1873 a bloodthirsty collection of Russian Folk Tales.
Russian Fairy Tales A CHOICE COLLECTION OF MUSCOVITE FOLK-LORE
William Ralston Shedden Ralston's translation of "Russian Fairy Tales" is a compelling collection of folktales. The beautiful world of Russian folklore is introduced to English-speaker's viewers in this piece of literature. Through these stories, Ralston, an outstanding historian and linguist, brilliantly brings viewers into contact with the rich fabric of Russian culture. The work of literature includes an extensive selection of stories, from humorous adventures to moral fables, all rooted in Russian heritage. Ralston's love of Russian language and culture shines through in his translations, which capture the heart of these stories while remaining authentic. The work of literature serves as a portal into the core of Russia's storytelling tradition, emphasizing the country's distinct narrative style and ideals. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of "Russian Fairy Tales" is both modern and readable.
Russian Folk-tales
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Russian Fairy Tales (Illustrated by Ivan Bilibin)
A richly illustrated collection of Russian folk tales: Tsar Saltan; Vasilisa the Beautiful; Maria Morevna; The Feather of Finist the Falcon; Shmat-Razum; The Frog-Tsarevna; Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird and the Grey Wolf. The illustrations included in this edition were created in the early 20th century by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin, a famous Russian illustrator and stage designer, who was inspired by Slavic folklore throughout his career. He was a prominent figure in the artistic movement Mir Iskusstva and contributed to the Ballets Russes. The tales were recorded by the renowned folklorist Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev (1826-1871), who collected and published more than 600 Russian folk tales in the middle 19th century.
