Project Gutenberg 2015-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 230 Wilson, Richard 1951 Papé, Frank Cheyne 1878 1972 Pape, Frank Cheyne Papé, Frank C. 17005832 The Russian story book : $b containing tales from the song-cycles of Kiev and Novgorod and other early sources Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Russian Story Book" retold by Richard Wilson is a collection of tales extracted from the rich tapestry of Russian folklore and the historic song-cycles of Kiev and Novgorod, likely written in the early 20th century. The book aims to illuminate the ideals and perspectives of early Russian culture through its legends, often featuring larger-than-life heroes such as Ilya of Murom. The stories blend themes of valor, adventure, and the heroic spirit while attempting to appeal to a youthful audience. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to Ilya of Murom, a young man who, after thirty years of disability, is visited by holy men who restore his strength. With newfound abilities, he decides to embark on a journey to the royal city of Kiev, revealing his courageous nature as he seeks adventure. Ilya meets Svyatogor, another formidable hero, and their introduction is filled with wonder and camaraderie. The opening sets the tone for a series of adventurous tales, focusing on the heroism and mythical elements inherent in Russian folklore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Mythology, Slavic -- Juvenile literature GR PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Russian Literature 487520 2025-06-19T13:22:12.312253 text/html 468178 2024-10-24T17:12:34 text/html 3125993 2025-06-19T13:22:24.844293 application/epub+zip 3124684 2025-06-19T13:22:16.370295 application/epub+zip 284114 2025-06-19T13:22:13.693305 application/epub+zip 4217772 2025-06-19T13:22:30.022215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4162942 2025-06-19T13:22:22.103239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334315 2022-09-22T05:32:33.989683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398271 2025-06-19T13:22:10.872307 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378284 2024-10-24T17:12:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17154 2025-06-19T13:22:30.427165 application/rdf+xml 17288 2025-06-19T13:22:13.829245 image/jpeg 2555 2025-06-19T13:22:13.762281 image/jpeg 3116241 2025-06-19T13:22:12.494300 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia