{"title":"Nadezhda Durova","description":"","products":[{"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":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . sparkles with wit, intelligence and bold characterization.\" --Women's Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" . . . a ripping yarn . . . admirable translation . . . sensitive introductory essay.\" --Times Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" . . . a remarkable journal worthy of the attention of a wide audience.\" --Doris Grumbach, National Public Radio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51365700370655,"sku":"9780253205490","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/yT1PJ_ZL_B9780253205490.webp?v=1789070128"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/nadezhda-durova.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}