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The Cavalry Maiden

Journals of a Female Russian Officer in the Napoleonic Wars

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  • 288pagine
  • 11 ore di lettura

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"In December 1807, Alexander I granted a commission ot Nadezhada Durova who, in male guise, served nearly ten years in the Russian light cavalry during the Napoleonic wars. The cavalry maiden, a selection of the edited journals of her military service, first published in 1836 with Pushkin's encouragement, is a lively narrative of Russian life on and off the battlefield in the Alexandrine era. Durova's story appeals in our own time as a unique and gripping contribution to the literature of female experience"--

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The Cavalry Maiden, Nadez da A. Durova, Mary Fleming Zirin

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1990
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Titolo
The Cavalry Maiden
Sottotitolo
Journals of a Female Russian Officer in the Napoleonic Wars
Lingua
Inglese
Editore
Paladin
Pubblicato
1990
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
288
ISBN10
0586089292
ISBN13
9780586089293
Serie
Titolo originale
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Valutazione
3,7 su 5
Descrizione
"In December 1807, Alexander I granted a commission ot Nadezhada Durova who, in male guise, served nearly ten years in the Russian light cavalry during the Napoleonic wars. The cavalry maiden, a selection of the edited journals of her military service, first published in 1836 with Pushkin's encouragement, is a lively narrative of Russian life on and off the battlefield in the Alexandrine era. Durova's story appeals in our own time as a unique and gripping contribution to the literature of female experience"--