Ralston William Ralston Shedden
William Shedden Ralston (1828 – 1889) was a noted Russian scholar and translator. Ralston 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 Songs of the Russian People, Russian Folk-Tales, etc. This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
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russian folk tales
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William R. Shedden Ralston, who translated the tales and compiled this book, did an incredible job. The book contains an interesting information about the language and dialects - all good reading. The tales themselves are equally exciting and interesting, providing much entertainment for those of us who enjoy folk tales, especially those of other countries. It is a huge insight into the Russian culture! Ralston tells his tales with superior conduct, as well as explains the history and culture of Russia at the time, so someone who has no knowledge of Russia or Russian history could gain much more from this book than any other.
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early russian history four lectures delivered at oxford in the taylor institut
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Russian Fairy Tales
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CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. PAGE. The Folk-tale in general, and the Skazka in particular--Relation of Russian Popular Tales to Russian Life--Stories about Courtship, Death, Burial and Wailings for the Dead--... CHAPTER II. MYTHOLOGICAL. _Principal Incarnations of Evil._ On the "Mythical Skazkas"--Male embodiments of Evil: 1. The Snake as the Stealer of Daylight; 2. Norka the Beast, Lord of the Lower World; 3. Koshchei the Deathless, The Stealer of Fair Princesses--his connexion with Punchkin and "the Giant who had no Heart in his Body"--Excursus on Bluebeard's Chamber; 4. The Water King or Subaqueous Demon--Female Embodiments of Evil... CHAPTER III. MYTHOLOGICAL. _Miscellaneous Impersonations._ One-eyed Likho, a story of the Polyphemus Cycle--Woe, the Poor Man's Companion--Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday personified as Female Spirits--The L
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russian folk tales
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William R. Shedden Ralston, who translated the tales and compiled this book, did an incredible job. The book contains an interesting information about the language and dialects - all good reading. The tales themselves are equally exciting and interesting, providing much entertainment for those of us who enjoy folk tales, especially those of other countries. It is a huge insight into the Russian culture! Ralston tells his tales with superior conduct, as well as explains the history and culture of Russia at the time, so someone who has no knowledge of Russia or Russian history could gain much more from this book than any other.
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early russian history four lectures delivered at oxford in the taylor institut
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Russian Fairy Tales
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CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. PAGE. The Folk-tale in general, and the Skazka in particular--Relation of Russian Popular Tales to Russian Life--Stories about Courtship, Death, Burial and Wailings for the Dead--... CHAPTER II. MYTHOLOGICAL. _Principal Incarnations of Evil._ On the "Mythical Skazkas"--Male embodiments of Evil: 1. The Snake as the Stealer of Daylight; 2. Norka the Beast, Lord of the Lower World; 3. Koshchei the Deathless, The Stealer of Fair Princesses--his connexion with Punchkin and "the Giant who had no Heart in his Body"--Excursus on Bluebeard's Chamber; 4. The Water King or Subaqueous Demon--Female Embodiments of Evil... CHAPTER III. MYTHOLOGICAL. _Miscellaneous Impersonations._ One-eyed Likho, a story of the Polyphemus Cycle--Woe, the Poor Man's Companion--Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday personified as Female Spirits--The L
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