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Index:The Russian story book, containing tales from the song-cycles of Kiev and Novgorod and other early sources.djvu

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Title The Russian story book
Author Richard Wilson
Illustrator Frank C. Papé
Year 1916
Publisher Macmillan
Location London
Source djvu
Progress Proofread—All pages of the work proper are proofread, but not all are validated
Transclusion Fully transcluded
OCLC 1084544451


CONTENTS


Ilya and Cloudfall 11
Ilya meets Svyatogor and parts with Him 19
Ilya and Nightingale the Robber 33
Ilya and Falcon the Hunter 51
The Adventure of the Burning White Stone 73
How Quiet Dunai had brought the Princess Apraxia to Kiev 83
The Story of Nikitich and Marina 103
How the Court of Vladimir received a Visitor from India the Glorious 119
The Story of Kasyan and the Dream Maiden 149
How Stavr the Noble was saved by a Woman's Wiles 161
The Golden Horde 175
Whirlwind the Whistler, or the Kingdoms of Copper, Silver, and Gold 195
Vasily the Turbulent 231
Nikita the Footless and the Terrible Tsar 267
Peerless Beauty the Cake-Baker 289



ILLUSTRATIONS

IN COLOUR


Falcon the Hunter (p. 64) Frontispiece
  FACE PAGE
"Come down," cried the hero's wife 24
Nightingale the Robber fell from his nest in the old oaks 42
It was clear that her fascination still worked upon the hearts of the prisoners 81
Then the Princess ran with her feet all bare out into the open corridor 87
Marina lay upon a couch … and fondled a fiery dragon with her right hand 108
Diuk stooped and caught Churilo by his yellow curls 142
There passed over the boundless plain an aged saint with flowing beard, and eyes which shone with laughter 159
She put her good steed to the walls and leapt lightly over them 167
A mountain cave which no man has ever seen 192
Whirlwind the Whistler carries away Golden Tress 198
"Oh," said the man, "I am able to do everything" 222
The black-browed maid stood upon the bank as the red ship … sailed away from Novgorod 249
The Water Tsar dances 263
Timothy began to dance, the cabin also began to dance, the table danced 285
"Bless me, Little Father, for I am going to my wedding" 292