Russian Wonder Tales
Appearance
Copyright, 1912, by
The Century Co.
Published, October, 1912
Printed in U. S. A.
TO
NATALIE HAMMOND
CONTENTS
PAGE
xi |
xix |
1. | 1 |
2. | 27 |
3. | 55 |
4. | 85 |
5. | 113 |
6. | 141 |
7. | 171 |
8. | 197 |
9. | 221 |
10. | 247 |
11. | 273 |
12. | 297 |
List of Illustrations
[These illustrations, by Mr. I. A. Bilibin, are from the Skazka series published by the Bureau of Issuance of Crown Papers, of the Imperial Russian Government, and are here used by special permission.]
1. | "A white mare which could fly like the wind" |
(Frontispiece) |
FACING PAGE
2. | "He saw through the window three lovely damsels" |
6 |
3. | "Wassilissa put the skull on the end of a stick and darted away through the forest" |
50 |
4. | "He came to the presence of the Tzar and told him of them" |
68 |
5. | "And so they went on together to the tzardom of Tzar Dolmat" |
104 |
6. | "A bird woke him by pecking at his sleeve" |
134 |
7. | "So they dwelt together in happiness always" |
168 |
8. | "She came to the blue sea-ocean . . . and beside it she saw a palace" |
188 |
9. | "Bade them build a square tower . . . and shutting her within it . . . surrounded it with soldiers and ships" |
230 |
10. | "The Baba-Yaga came riding in her mortar, driving with the pestle and sweeping away her trail with the kitchen broom" |
258 |
11. | "The vessel which carried him . . . cast anchor at the monastery" |
282 |
12. | "Kastchey" |
300 |
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