The people of this country ought to be grateful to that accomplished American scholar, Jeremiah Curtin, for the translations from varied and quite dissimilar foreign languages which he has added to our literature. His version of the wonderful novels of Sienkiewicz opens up to us a most interesting department of history, of which English-speaking people have hitherto been profoundly ignorant; and his latest publication, "Hero-Tales of Ireland," is perhaps quite as valuable, with the added charm of a wild, delightful, primeval Celtic imagination.--_The New York Sun._ MYTHS AND FOLK-TALES OF THE RUSSIANS, WESTERN SLAVS, AND MAGYARS. BY JEREMIAH CURTIN. _Crown 8vo. Cloth, gilt top, $2.00._ CONTENTS. RUSSIAN MYTHS AND FOLK-TALES. The Three Kingdoms,--the Copper, the Silver, and the Golden. Ivan Tsarevich, the Fire Bird, and the Gray Wolf. Ivan the Peasant's Son and the Little Man Himself One Finger Tall, his Mustache Seven Versts in Length. The Feather of Bright Finist the Falcon. The Pig with Gold Bristles, the Deer with Golden Horns, and the Golden-Maned Steed with Golden Tail. Water of Youth, Water of Life, and Water of Death. The Footless and Blind Champions. The Three Kingdoms. Koshchéi Without-Death. Vassilissa Golden Tress, Bareheaded Beauty. The Ring with Twelve Screws. The Footless and the Blind. Koshchéi Without-Death. Go to the Verge of Destruction and bring back Shmat-Razum. Marya Morevna. Yelena the Wise. The Seven Simeons, Full Brothers. The Enchanted Princess. Vassilissa the Cunning and the Tsar of the Sea. CHEKH MYTHS AND FOLK-TALES. Boyislav, Youngest of Twelve. The Table, the Pack, and the Bag. The King of the Toads. The Mouse-Hole and the Underground Kingdom. The Cuirassier and the Horned Princess. The Treacherous Brethren. MAGYAR MYTHS AND FOLK-TALES. The Poor Man and the King of the Crows. The Useless Wagoner. Mirko the King's Son. The Reed Maiden. Kiss Miklos and the Green Daughter of the Green King. The Hedgehog, the Merchant, the King, and the Poor Man. [Decoration] OPINIONS. A volume as fascinating as any fairy book that was ever published; and simply for their wealth of imagination and rare simplicity of diction these stories will be widely read.... The volume, taken for all in all, is a distinct addition to literature, a priceless boon to scientific investigation, and a credit to American scholarship. The educated people of this country will do well to buy and read this truly remarkable book.--_The Beacon._ Will be welcome to many readers, not only to students, but to children, who find inexhaustible interest in just such folk-tales.--_Public Opinion._ At once thoroughly admirable and thoroughly delightful, ... there is a surprising freshness and individuality of flavor in them.--_Boston Courier._