Slavonic Fairy Tales (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Eastern European Wonder Tales of Enchanted Forests, Cunning Peasants, Witches, and Royal QuestsBy John Theophilus Naaké
Length6h 28m
About this audiobook
Slavonic Fairy Tales gathers wonder stories drawn from the oral and literary traditions of Eastern and Central Europe, bringing to English readers a world of enchanted forests, cunning peasants, talking animals, supernatural helpers, witches, and royal quests. Its prose preserves the directness of folk narration while presenting the tales in a polished Victorian idiom. The collection belongs to the nineteenth-century European recovery of national folklore, standing beside Grimm, Afanasyev, and other compilers who treated fairy tales as imaginative records of communal memory. John Theophilus Naaké was a nineteenth-century translator and man of letters whose work reflects the period's growing British curiosity about Slavic languages, customs, and mythic inheritance. His interest in these tales was likely shaped by comparative philology and folklore studies, disciplines that sought to trace cultural kinship through story patterns, motifs, and linguistic echoes. By mediating Slavonic narratives for an English audience, Naaké participated in a broader intellectual effort to enlarge the literary map of Europe. This volume is recommended to readers of folklore, comparative literature, and fairy-tale history. It offers not only charming narratives but also evidence of how stories travel, adapt, and preserve cultural identity. Modern readers will find in it both entertainment and a valuable glimpse into Slavic imaginative tradition.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.2 (236)
Includes Amazon, Goodreads
GenreFairy Tales and Folklore, Fantasy
Length6 hrs 28 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 28, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
23RIGHT AND WRONG.
2PREFACE.
24MEN-WOLVES.
3CARRIED AWAY BY THE WIND.
25YANECHEK AND THE WATER DEMON.
4WHY IS THE SOLE OF MAN'S FOOT UNEVEN?
26SPIRIT TREASURES.
5THE SNOW-CHILD.
27JUST EARNINGS ARE NEVER LOST.
Show all chaptersShow less
6THE DEMON'S DANCE.
28STORY OF LITTLE SIMPLETON.
7THE PLAGUE-OMEN.
29JONEK.
8STORY OF GOL VOYANSKY.
30THE MAIDEN WHO WAS SWIFTER THAN THE HORSE.
9LIDUSHKA AND THE WATER DEMON'S WIFE.
31THE BOOK OF MAGIC.
10THE HARE'S HEART.
32THE WISE JUDGMENT.
11THE WONDERFUL HAIR.
33TWARDOWSKI.
12STORY OFVASILISA WITH THE GOLDEN TRESS,AND OF IVAN THE PEA.
34THE MAIDEN WHO WAS WISER THAN THE KING.
13THE EMPEROR TROJAN'S GOAT'S EARS.
35MADEY.
14THE LANGUAGE OF ANIMALS.
36THE LONG-DESIRED CHILD.
15THE EVIL EYE.
37THE WICKED WOOD-FAYS.
16HUNTSMAN THE UNLUCKY.
38The Wonderful Bird
17HOW TO CHOOSE A WIFE.
39WISDOM AND FORTUNE.
18THE PLAGUE.
40THE THREE BROTHERS.
19GOLDEN HAIR.
41THE BROWNIE, OR HOUSE-SPIRIT.
20THE PLAGUE AND THE PEASANT.
42ALL ABOUT TWOPENCE.
21HANDICRAFT ABOVE EVERYTHING.
43Memorable Quotes
22IVAN KRUCHINA.
More from John Theophilus Naaké
Dark HarmonyLaura Thalassa14h 25m4.2 (101.3K)$23
The High PriestessMaya Daniels5h4.5 (47)$15 · $0.00
TILL WE HAVE FACES (Cupid & Psyche – The Story Behind the Myth)C. S. Lewis9h 51m4.3 (104.5K)$1 · $0.00
Grimms' Fairy TalesJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm9h 46m4.3 (256.5K)$2 · $0.00
The Once and Future King (Annotated)T. H. White28h 26m4.3 (121.8K)$2 · $0.00
Further Tales of the CityArmistead Maupin8h 10m4.3 (20.4K)$26 · $0.00
Norse MythologyNeil Gaiman6h 30m4.2 (453.7K)$24 · $0.00
A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens3h 9m4.2 (1.1M)$3 · $0.00
The Wonder ClockHoward Pyle, Katharine Pyle8h 16m4.3 (2.1K)$1 · $0.00
The Family InheritanceTricia Stringer12h 14m4.3 (2.6K)$29 · $0.00
The Good Wife of BathKaren Brooks19h 48m4.2 (9K)$40 · $0.00
Mary JaneJessica Anya Blau9h 45m4.2 (166.6K)$29 · $0.00
The Funny Thing About Norman ForemanJulietta Henderson9h 11m4.2 (16.4K)$29 · $0.00
Orange FairytalesAndrew Lang10h 59m4.3 (2.4K)$2 · $0.00
The Arabian Nights EntertainmentsAnonymous8h 41m4.2 (238.9K)$2 · $0.00
Daughter of the Moon GoddessSue Lynn Tan15h 1m4.2 (175.7K)$33 · $0.00
The Child ThiefBrom19h 37m4.2 (24.8K)$40 · $0.00
Dragon HavenRobin Hobb19h 39m4.2 (59K)$40 · $0.00
The Happy Prince, and Other TalesOscar Wilde2h 33m4.2 (43.9K)$1 · $0.00
The Seven Skins of Esther WildingHolly Ringland19h 8m4.2 (15.3K)$40 · $0.00
Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver21h 3m4.5 (949.4K)$46 · $0.00
Remarkably Bright CreaturesShelby Van Pelt11h 17m4.4 (1.7M)$29 · $0.00
Before the Coffee Gets Cold: A Toshikazu Kawaguchi Book SetToshikazu Kawaguchi18h 55m4.5 (1.4K)$40 · $0.00
The Song of AchillesMadeline Miller11h 15m4.3 (2.3M)$29 · $0.00
The Left and the LuckyWilly Vlautin6h 40m4.4 (1.1K)$24 · $0.00
Hunt of the DragonJuliette Cross9h 46m4.4 (736)$20
Deadly GameChristine Feehan13h 20m4.3 (15.8K)$30
Swimming in the DarkTomasz Jedrowski6h 30m4.2 (98.9K)$24 · $0.00
Lola in the MirrorTrent Dalton13h 40m4.5 (43.9K)$33 · $0.00
Going PostalTerry Pratchett13h 36m4.5 (163.8K)$33 · $0.00
The Leo Tolstoy CollectionLeo Tolstoy9h 1m4.5 (4.9K)$12 · $0.00
Sword and ShadowMichelle Sagara16h 51m4.5 (2.2K)$40 · $0.00
A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith14h 55m4.4 (577.6K)$33 · $0.00
Dark GuardianChristine Feehan12h 32m4.5 (26.3K)$33 · $0.00
The Neil Gaiman ReaderNeil Gaiman27h 3m4.5 (3.2K)$53 · $0.00
The HobbitJ. R. R. Tolkien10h 51m4.4 (4.9M)$12 · $0.00
Bad HabitAlana S. Portero5h 37m4.4 (52.3K)$24 · $0.00
Science Fiction & Fantasy CollectionH. P. Lovecraft16h 32m4.5 (2.7K)$2 · $0.00
The Undead PoolKim Harrison16h 13m4.4 (34.6K)$33 · $0.00
The Edge of DawnBeverly Jenkins10h 15m4.5 (1.1K)$29 · $0.00
You may also like
The Orange Fairy BookAndrew Lang10h 22m4.3 (1.6K)$2 · $0.00
The Andrew Lang Fairy Books: Complete CollectionAndrew Lang133h 39m4.7 (2.2K)$2 · $0.00
Andrew Lang: The Yellow Fairy BookAndrew Lang10h 53m4.2 (5.4K)$23 · $0.00
The Red Fairy BookAndrew Lang12h 55m4.2 (7.1K)$23
The Sleeper and the SpindleNeil Gaiman1h 6m4.1 (69.9K)$13 · $0.00
The Yellow Fairy BookAndrew Lang11h 28m4.2 (2.9K)$4.70 · $0.00
The King of Ireland’s SonPadraic Colum6h 40m4.2 (822)$20
Fifty Famous Fairy TalesRosemary Kingston6h 28m4.1 (319)$17
The Blue Fairy BookAndrew Lang14h 15m4.2 (24.9K)$3.50 · $0.00
The Pink Fairy BookAndrew Lang11h 2m4.2 (1.9K)$2 · $0.00
The Complete Fairy BooksAndrew Lang134h 22m4.5 (2.8K)$1 · $0.00
The Complete Brothers Grimm's Fairy Tales (over 200 fairy tales and legends)Brothers Grimm28h 1m4.2 (156.2K)$1 · $0.00
Andrew Lang: Jack and the beanstalkAndrew Lang27m4.0 (1.1K)$6 · $0.00
The Red Fairy Book (Annotated)Andrew Lang14h 10m4.1 (3.6K)$2 · $0.00
The Blue Fairy BookAndrew Lang13h 1m4.2 (19.9K)Free
The complete fairy booksAndrew Lang132h 35m4.5 (2.8K)$3.50 · $0.00
The Pink Fairy BookAndrew Lang10h 16m4.2 (2.7K)$2.30 · $0.00
The Blue Fairy BookAndrew Lang14h 12m4.1 (17.9K)$2.30
Young Swaigder; or, The Force of Runes, and Other BalladsGeorge Borrow18m$1 · $0.00
Wonder Tales: Favorite Fairy Tales from Around the WorldOscar Wilde, various authors, Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Joseph Jacobs, Elizabeth Klett11h 17m4.1 (140)$20