Peasant Tales of Russia by NEMIROVICH-DANCHENKO, Vasily

Collection of Russian peasant tales: The Deserted Mine - The key to saving the trapped miners is held by a man who hasnt spoken a word in 10 years. Mahmouds 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)