Myths and Folk-tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars

Jeremiah Curtin (1835–1906) was a renowned American translator, folklorist, and ethnographer, whose literary contributions were pivotal in preserving Eastern European and Native American folklore. Born in Detroit, Curtin exhibited an early interest in languages, which burgeoned into a passion that would encompass over twenty languages throughout his scholarly career. A graduate of Harvard Universi...