{"product_id":"the-cavalry-maiden-journals-of-a-russian-officer-in-the-napoleonic-wars-paperback","title":"The Cavalry Maiden: Journals of a Russian Officer in the Napoleonic Wars - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNadezhda Durova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . sparkles with wit, intelligence and bold characterization.\" --Women's Review of Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . a ripping yarn . . . admirable translation . . . sensitive introductory essay.\" --Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . a remarkable journal worthy of the attention of a wide audience.\" --Doris Grumbach, National Public Radio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I have heard, ' said the tsar...'that you are not a man. Is that true?' In December 1807, Alexander I granted a commission to Nadezhda Durova who, in male guide, served nearly ten years in the Russian light cavalry during the Napoleonic wars. The Cavalry Maiden, a selection of the edited journals of her military service, first published in 1836 with Pushkin's encouragement, is a lively narrative Russian life on and off the battlefield in the Alexandrine era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.14 x 6.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45302951608422,"sku":"9780253205490","price":63.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/VThHeTViT3FsZHlkMEVaN0VBalpydz09.webp?v=1774011034","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-cavalry-maiden-journals-of-a-russian-officer-in-the-napoleonic-wars-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}