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

Nadezhda Durova (Author)

9780253205490

Paperback / softback, published 22 August 1989

288 pages, 5 b&w photos
23.5 x 15.6 x 1.6 cm, 0.454 kg

" . . . 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.

Translator's Introduction: Nadezhda Durova, Russia's Cavalry Maiden
The Cavalry Maiden
"My Childhood Years"
Notes of the Cavalry Maiden
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Appendix A: Documents Relating to Durova's Commission in the Mariupol' Hussars
Appendix B: Hussar Poet Denis Davydov's Recorded Comments on Durova
Selective Bibliography of Works by and about Durova
Index