Old Peter's Russian Tales


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(4.7 stars; 36 reviews)

Arthur Ransome is best known for his Swallows and Amazons series of children’s books. This is the only example of his fiction in the public domain. These stories are all from Russian folklore, some comparatively well-known, others less so. Ransome spent some years in Russia as a newspaper correspondent for the Daily News and the Manchester Guardian and was peripherally involved in the revolution. In the late twenties he married Evgenia Shvelpina, Trotsky's secretary, retired from newspapers and started writing his children’s books. (Summary by AJM) (7 hr 41 min)

Chapitres

Introduction and The Hut in the Forest 10:05 Lu par Andy Minter (1934-2017)
The Tale of the Silver Saucer and the Transparent Apple 32:13 Lu par Jenny Lundak
Sadko 21:18 Lu par Jenny Lundak
Frost 20:12 Lu par Joan Freeman
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship 27:59 Lu par Jenny Lundak
Baba Yaga 29:02 Lu par Jenny Lundak
The Cat Who Became Head-Forester 25:48 Lu par Ashwin Jain
Spring in the Forest 3:23 Lu par Ashwin Jain
The Little Daughter of the Snow 22:35 Lu par Ashwin Jain
Prince Ivan, The Witch Baby and The Little Sister of the Sun 24:48 Lu par Joan Freeman
The Stolen Turnips, The Magic Tablecloth, The Sneezing Coat and The Wooden Whis… 34:49 Lu par Joan Freeman
Little Master Misery 26:24 Lu par Joan Freeman
A Chapter of Fish 9:29 Lu par Jenny Lundak
The Golden Fish 24:13 Lu par Jenny Lundak
Who Lived in the Skull 3:18 Lu par Varra Unreal
Alenoushka and her Brother 17:08 Lu par Ted Nugent
The Fire-Bird, The Horse of Power and The Princess Vasilissa 27:33 Lu par Jenny Lundak
The Hunter and his Wife 12:05 Lu par Jenny Lundak
The Three Men of Power - Evening, Midnight and Sunrise 30:57 Lu par Darla
Salt 32:56 Lu par Jenny Lundak
The Christening in the Village 25:41 Lu par Andy Minter (1934-2017)

Critiques

Highly recommended!


(5 stars)

I'm listening to these stories now, and Ms. Lundac (excuse if misspelled!) does a wonderful job of narrating :) I'd like to hear what other stories she has read for - it just makes listening to these old tales so much more enjoyable! Great job!

:) now listening to these beautiful stories as an adult,


(5 stars)

awesome interesting stories


(3.5 stars)

I just love it so much that I listen to it every night my favorite one is the magic tablecloth the sneezing goat and the whistle pipe