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Old Peter's Russian Tales

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)

Year of Publication: 1916Genres: Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales , Children's Fiction

Running Time: 7 hours 41 minutes 56 seconds

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