"Holding his torch high, Ivan skirted the precipice."
[Frontispiece.

PEASANT TALES
OF RUSSIA

LONDON: ROBERT SCOTT
ROXBURGHE HOUSE
PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.
All rights reserved
MCMXVII

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The Deserted Mine	[3]
Mahmoud's Family	[61]
A Misunderstanding	[91]
The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful	[129]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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"Holding his torch high, Ivan skirted the precipice"	[Frontispiece]
"Your prediction is fulfilled. The Turk has escaped"	[60]
"From all directions nuns came gliding towards the lighted portal"	[90]
"A strange sight brought her to a standstill"	[128]
"At the edge of the wood lay a dead woman, with a little living creature sobbing over her"	[145]