Ivan Bilibin's Classic Russian Fairy Tales

Laura L. Medlin: This is a fantastic resource for Ivan Bilibin's artwork. Every page contains a detailed, decorative border. I counted 34 color illustrations/plates. Very cool typeface. A pen and ink or textile artist's dream!

United States on Oct 25, 2023

smratliff: It would be nice if this book contained a few more stories; it's a short volume of classic Russian stories. It's very nicely designed, with beautiful illustrations. My only problem is that is was packaged very carelessly -- just thrown in an oversized box -- and arrived with the cover warped. That is not the way to treat a fine, relatively expensive book (come to think of it, why package anything carelessly when someone has paid for the item and the shipping??). I bought this as a gift for my daughter, so I have a stack of books on top of it now hoping I can fix the cover.

United States on Jun 06, 2023

Raymond MidgeRaymond Midge: Beautifully illustrated, gloriously told Russian fairy tales. Replete with beautiful maidens, wicked step mothers, huts on hen's legs, Firebirds, and heroic princelings.

United States on Feb 27, 2023

Durba bhattacharya: Loved the coloured illustrations. This is a rare kindle ebook with coloured pages unabridged story. Must read for all fable lovers

India on Dec 27, 2022

Maria Rosaria Trametta: Le favole sono magnifiche e i disegni sono superlativi

Italy on Sep 07, 2021

Danielle Janine Schumann-Carter: Bought this book and couldn’t put it down. There are 5 wonderful stories with beautiful art. The book has been translating using a Classic Medieval English approach regarding pronouns and phrasing to emphasise the fairy-tale genre, so some may find it a little odd to read in the beginning if they’re not used to that. Also, I assume the translator tried to keep close to the original Russian structure as there are common sayings which I’ve never heard before but really enjoyed all the same as they brought a lovely unique touch. Per usual, the tales have moralising messages which many of us will remember from the classical fairy-tales of our own childhood. This book is great for all ages and a must if you’ve already read the Brother Grimms and Joseph Jacobs.

United Kingdom on Mar 30, 2021

Client Kindle: J'aurais aimé qu'il soit plus long

Canada on Feb 23, 2021

Alex Massami Kanamura: NO meu aparelho Kindle a última linha fica inacessível. O zoom não funciona. Não dá pra ler.

Brazil on Dec 03, 2020

Jamie G.: If I was on my computer then I would probably compose an essay on how much I enjoyed this book. However, I'm currently on my iPhone six that has a shattered glass and I just don't have the patience to do so. What I can tell you though is that this is such a novel thing to own for anyone who is interested in fairy tales, the original and ultimate pockets of fantasy. Without fairytales and folk tales, we would not have the fantastical works of fiction that we are lucky to have access to today.

United States on Jan 08, 2018

Jugliz: I bought the Kindle version of this, and I was very pleased with it. I am looking at it on my iPhone, and I am sure that it is even better on a actual Kindle or a tablet. I was a little worried about the illustrations, but was encouraged by another review. The illustrations are beautiful, detailed, and glowing, and being on Kindle can be expanded to see the detail. These are long versions of the stories, which is fine with me. The automatic print is a little small, but of course can be enlarged, and probably is no problem on a larger device. My only complaint is that there is no table of contents and it is apparently not possible to bookmark the beginnings of the tales.

Contents:
Vasilisa the Beautiful
Maria Morevna
Finist the Falcon
The Frog-Tsarevna
Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird and the Grey Wolf

United States on Dec 29, 2016