War of Birds & Beasts

by Arthur Ransome

Book Overview

First edition bound in black cloth, ills. by Faith Jaques & edited by Hugh Brogan. A Fine copy in fine dj. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0224022156
• ISBN13: 9780224022156
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Random House (UK)
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Russian Folk Tales Rock.

Russian folk tales are great stories. Unlike the Disneyized version of folk and fairy tales we have today, Russian tales are comic, but do not always end happily (Jim Henson was better than Walt Disney at telling a fairy tale). Anyway, some of Arthur Ransome's last collected works are in this collection. Some of my favorites in the book are:"The Costly Ring""The Little Cattle""The Gypsy and Saint George""The Blacksmith in Heaven""The Two Brothers"One of my favorite stories of all time is "The Soldier and Death" which is also included in this volume. The main reason that I purchased this book is so that I could finally have my own copy of that beloved tale. "The Soldier and Death" is a great story, sad, but great nonetheless. It has just the right combination of comedy mixed with a dab of tragedy, for the two are really just different sides of the same coin.This is a wonderful collection of Russian folk tales and I highly recommend it for anyone looking for some great stories to read by the fire. You might just learn something, too.