The Malachite Casket by Pavel Bazhov
Has any of you read it? It's a wonderful collection of interlinked stories, retelling old Russian folk tales from the Ural Mountain.
In one of those tales, "The Stone Flower", is a description of the underground realm of the Mistress of the Copper Mountain - it could be a Dwarf realm, actually. I would recommend the book to anyone who can find it. Alas, I misplaced my copy. It was a wonderful Hungarian translation with gorgeous illustrations (in full colour).
Other than that, I'm dead on my feet and my brain resembles dry moss.
In one of those tales, "The Stone Flower", is a description of the underground realm of the Mistress of the Copper Mountain - it could be a Dwarf realm, actually. I would recommend the book to anyone who can find it. Alas, I misplaced my copy. It was a wonderful Hungarian translation with gorgeous illustrations (in full colour).
Other than that, I'm dead on my feet and my brain resembles dry moss.