W. R. S. RALSTON, M. A.,

OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM, CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE IMPERIAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF RUSSIA, AUTHOR OF “THE SONGS OF THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE,” “KRILOF AND HIS FABLES,” ETC.

NEW YORK: HURST & CO., Publishers, 122 Nassau Street.

The King got on the Eagle’s back. Away they went flying.—Page 131.

To the Memory of ALEXANDER AFANASIEF I Dedicate this Book, TO HIM SO DEEPLY INDEBTED.