The Cavalry Maiden

Journals of a Female Russian Officer in the Napoleonic Wars

Auteurs

• Nadez da A. Durova
• Mary Fleming Zirin

Paramètres

• 288 pages
• 11 heures de lecture

• Biographies
• Histoire
• Histoires vraies
• Nonfiction
• Thème historique

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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"--

Achat du livre

• Pliure importante

• Année de publication: 1990
• Reliure: (souple),
• État du livre: Abîmé
• Prix: 6,47 €