The Cavalry Maiden: Journals of a Russian Officer in the Napoleonic Wars (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies)
Nadezhda Durova
..". 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.
