Old Peter's Russian Tales [hardcover] Arthur Ransome

Description: Old Peter's Russian Tales [hardcover] Arthur Ransome Product Overview This is a book written far away in Russia, for English children who play in deep lanes with wild roses above them in the high hedges, or by the small singing becks that dance down the gray fells at home. Russian fairyland is quite different. Under my windows the wavelets of the Volkhov (which has its part in one of the stories) are beating quietly in the dusk. A gold light burns on a timber raft floating down the river. Beyond the river in the blue midsummer twilight are the broad Russian plain and the distant forest. Somewhere in that forest of great trees--a forest so big that the forests of England are little woods beside it--is the hut where old Peter sits at night and tells these stories to his grandchildren. Contents: The hut in the forest -- The tale of the silver saucer and the transparent apple -- Sadko -- Frost -- The fool of the world and the flying ship -- Baba Yaga -- The cat who became head-forester -- Spring in the forest -- The little daughter of the Snow -- Prince Ivan, the witch baby and the little sister of the sun -- The stolen turnips, the magic tablecloth, the sneezing goat and the wooden whistle -- Little Master Misery -- A chapter of fish -- The golden fish -- Who lived in the skull? -- Alenoushka and her brother -- The fire-bird, the horse of power and the Princess Vasilissa -- The hunter and his wife -- The three men of power : Evening, Midnight, and Sunrise -- Salt -- The christening in the village. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jonathan Cpae; New Ed edition (January 1, 1984) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0224029592 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 99 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.7 ounces Best Sellers Rank: #8,647,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #62,756 in Children's Folk Tales & Myths (Books) #100,907 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction #201,388 in Children's Literature (Books) #62,756 in Children's Folk Tales & Myths (Books) #100,907 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction #201,388 in Children's Literature (Books) Stock Photos Please Note: All of our book listings use stock photos unless otherwise stated. Please read our descriptions for accurate conditions and editions, don't use the photos! Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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