lˈætɪn lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ skˈɑːlɚ, mˈɪldɹɪd lˈiːk dˈeɪ kˈɔːld ðə ɹˈʌʃən stˈoːɹiz "ðə vˈɛɹi bˈɛst ʌvðə bˈʊks ʌv sˈoːɹsɚɹi".
Latin language literature scholar, Mildred Leake Day called the Russian Stories "the very best of the books of sorcery".