The Cavalry Maiden

Journals of a Female Russian Officer in the Napoleonic Wars

Autori

• Nadez da A. Durova
• Mary Fleming Zirin

Parametri

• 288 pagine
• 11 ore di lettura

• Biografie
• Saggistica
• Storia
• Storie vere
• Tema stórico

Maggiori informazioni sul libro

"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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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 1990

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Condizioni del libro: Danneggiato

Prezzo: 4,41 €