Ransome, Arthur 1884-1967 creator Mitrokhin, Dmitrii Isidorovich 1883-1973 text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Old Peter's Russian Tales" by Arthur Ransome is a collection of Russian folk tales published in 1916. Written in the forest hut of Old Peter the forester, these stories transport readers into the world of Russian peasant folklore. Two orphaned children, Maroosia and Vanya, gather by the fireside to hear their grandfather's enchanting tales—twenty narratives including "The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship." Ransome retells these traditional stories in his own words, creating an enduring classic that bridges Russian folklore and English childhood imagination. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Peter%27s_Russian_Tales Release date is 2005-11-02 Juliet Sutherland, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Fairy tales Folklore -- Russia Tales -- Russia PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16981 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16981 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133409.0 16981