Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston, has stories about legends, demons, ghosts, mythology, magic, and witchcraft. Chapter subjects include: Norka the Beast, Lord of the Lower World; Legends about Rivers; The Water King or Subaqueous Demon; Relation of Russian Popular Tales to Russian Life; Female Embodiments of Evil; The Waters of Life and Death, and of Strength and Weakness; On Heaven and Hell; Slavonic Ideas about the Dead; Stories about Vampires; Legends connected with the Dog; Various Legends about Devils, and many more.