Peasant Tales of Russia: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Peasant Tales of Russia, credited to Vasily Nemirovich-Danchenko, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Peasant Tales of Russia, by Vasily Nemirovich-Danchenko; translated by Claud Field. Read by Kevin W. Davidson. Collection of Russian peasant tales: "The Deserted Mine" - The key to saving the trapped miners is held by a man who hasn't spoken a word in 10 years. "Mahmoud's Family" - Escaping prisoners of war should be shot, but Mahmoud has a family. "A Misunderstanding" - A young woman seeks escape from her past, in a convent. "The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful" - An incorrigible criminal escapes from a sentence of hard labor to find freedom and perhaps a kind of redemption in the forest. (Summary by Kevin Davidson)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Peasant Tales of Russia
• Author credits: Vasily Nemirovich-Danchenko
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 4:02:08

Catalogue topics

• short stories
• Russian folklore

Track guide

1. 01 - The Deserted Mine - Part 1 — 12:14
2. 02 - The Deserted Mine - Part 2 — 13:47
3. 03 - The Deserted Mine - Part 3 — 13:48
4. 04 - The Deserted Mine - Part 4 — 6:44
5. 05 - The Deserted Mine - Part 5 — 6:07
6. 06 - The Deserted Mine - Part 6 — 9:51
7. 07 - The Deserted Mine - Part 7 — 5:57
8. 08 - The Deserted Mine - Part 8 — 8:14
9. 09 - The Deserted Mine - Part 9 — 5:59
10. 10 - Mahmoud's Family - Part 1 — 8:39
11. 11 - Mahmoud's Family - Part 2 — 10:18
12. 12 - Mahmoud's Family - Part 3 — 18:32
13. 13 - A Misunderstanding - Part 1 — 7:57
14. 14 - A Misunderstanding - Part 2 — 7:08
15. 15 - A Misunderstanding - Part 3 — 13:12
16. 16 - A Misunderstanding - Part 4 — 14:35
17. 17 - A Misunderstanding - Part 5 — 5:55
18. 18 - The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful - Part 1 - 3 — 15:16
19. 19 - The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful - Part 4 - 5 — 12:06
20. 20 - The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful - Part 6 - 7 — 14:35
21. 21 - The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful - Part 8 - 9 — 13:12
22. 22 - The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful - Part 10 - 11 — 12:54
23. 23 - The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful - Part 12 — 5:08

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