The Cavalry Maiden: Journals of a Russian Officer in the Napoleonic Wars

" . . . 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.

Author: Mary Fleming Zirin, Nadezhda Durova
Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
Published: 08/01/1989
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.52w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780253205490
ISBN10: 0253205492
BISAC Categories:
- History | Russia | General
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- History | Europe | General