. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across BEGGAR AT A SIBERIAN STATlOiN. Selenginsk is on the Selenga Kiver; Irkutsk is on the Irkut, where it emp-ties into the Angara; Yeniseisk (province) is in the valley of the Yenisei,and the town of that name is on the rivers bank. In the same way Omskis on the Om, Tomsk on the Tom, Tobolsk on the Tobol, Irbitsk on theIrbit, and Kansk on the Kan. The list could be extended to great length. I must make a note of that, said Fred, as it will be o
. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across BEGGAR AT A SIBERIAN STATlOiN. Selenginsk is on the Selenga Kiver; Irkutsk is on the Irkut, where it emp-ties into the Angara; Yeniseisk (province) is in the valley of the Yenisei,and the town of that name is on the rivers bank. In the same way Omskis on the Om, Tomsk on the Tom, Tobolsk on the Tobol, Irbitsk on theIrbit, and Kansk on the Kan. The list could be extended to great length. I must make a note of that, said Fred, as it will be of use to stu-dents of geography in the schools at home. But what hard words theyare to pronounce! They are not as difficult as they seem at first sight, said the Doctor. The chief difficulty comes from our knowing they are Russian, and ex-pecting they will twist our tongues. Three consonants together are terri-ble—in Russian ; in English they are easy enongh. A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION. 379 I quite agree with you, said Mr. liegeman. After I went toAmerica, on mj return from Siberia, many of my friends complained oftlie jaw-breaking names of
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