Ralston, William Ralston Shedden (1828-1889) (M)

Surname: Ralston
Forename(s): William Ralston Shedden
b. 4 April 1828. d. 6 August 1889. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Russian scholar, translator, folklorist, and librarian. Born in London. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and Lincoln’s Inn. Taught himself Russian and translated many works of Russian literature, including many by Ivan Turgenev with whom he was also friends. Biographical information: ODNB. (AC, CC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 8
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
The Watchman 1858-02-27 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Translator 6433
Tears 1858-02-27 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Translator 6437
To the Brother of Sleep 1858-02-27 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Translator 6438
Song of the Harvest Home 1888-08 The Nineteenth Century Translator 8287
“On the hill have we brewed beer” 1888-08 The Nineteenth Century Translator 8284
Song. (Lending the Ears) 1888-08 The Nineteenth Century Translator 8290
Russian Soldiers’ Melody 1889-10 The Nineteenth Century Translator 8322
Russian Martial Song. (In honour of General Count Wittgenstein) 1889-10 The Nineteenth Century Translator 8321