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

..". sparkles with wit, intelligence and boldcharacterization." -- Women's Review of Books
..". aripping yarn... admirable translation... sensitive introductory essay." --Times Literary Supplement
..". a remarkable journal worthy ofthe attention of a wide audience." -- Doris Grumbach, National PublicRadio
In male guise, Nadezhda Durova served ten years in theRussian cavalry. The Cavalry Maiden is a lively narrative which appeals in our owntime as a unique and gripping contribution to the literature of femaleexperience.