The Cavalry Maiden

Journals of a Russian Officer in the Napoleonic Wars

Author: Nadezhda Andreevna Durova
Secondary Author: Mary Fleming Zirin
ISBN: 0253313724

..". sparkles with wit, intelligence and bold characterization." -- Women's Review of Books ..". a ripping yarn... admirable translation... sensitive introductory essay." -- Times Literary Supplement ..". a remarkable journal worthy of the attention of a wide audience." -- Doris Grumbach, National Public Radio In male guise, Nadezhda Durova served ten years in the Russian cavalry. The Cavalry Maiden is a lively narrative which appeals in our own time as a unique and gripping contribution to the literature of female experience.

Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publish Date: 1988

Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs, History / Europe / General

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