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
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.
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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.
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