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

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

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Author/Contributor(s): Durova, Nadezhda
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Date: 08/22/1989
Binding: Paperback
Condition: NEW
. . . 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.