" . . . 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.
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The Cavalry Maiden: Journals of a Russian Officer in the Napoleonic Wars
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" . . . 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.
Paperback
$33.33