Author: | W. R. Shedden-Ralston | ISBN: | 1230000796996 |
Publisher: | Media Galaxy | Publication: | November 23, 2015 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | W. R. Shedden-Ralston |
ISBN: | 1230000796996 |
Publisher: | Media Galaxy |
Publication: | November 23, 2015 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
William Ralston Shedden-Ralston (1828-1889) was a British folklorist and writer who became famous as a translator from Russia. He was in Russia a number of times where he made friends with major Russian writers of those times such as Turgenev and Afanasyev.
This classical Russian fairy-tale that was collected and translated by William Ralston Shedden-Ralston. The story tells us of two men: smith and tailor have never seen any harm and evil in the world so they decided to go in search of it. They had a long journey and finally could find a strange cottage in the wood where they met a tall woman, lank, crooked, with only one eye. Smith and Tailor didn't have any idea who she was but the feeling of evil coming out from her was perfect.
William Ralston Shedden-Ralston (1828-1889) was a British folklorist and writer who became famous as a translator from Russia. He was in Russia a number of times where he made friends with major Russian writers of those times such as Turgenev and Afanasyev.
This classical Russian fairy-tale that was collected and translated by William Ralston Shedden-Ralston. The story tells us of two men: smith and tailor have never seen any harm and evil in the world so they decided to go in search of it. They had a long journey and finally could find a strange cottage in the wood where they met a tall woman, lank, crooked, with only one eye. Smith and Tailor didn't have any idea who she was but the feeling of evil coming out from her was perfect.