The Captain's Daughter

"The Captain's Daughter" (also known as "The Daughter of the Commandant" or "Marie: A Story of Russian Love") is regarded as Pushkin's best prose work. It was first published in 1836 in the literary journal Sovremennik.

This historical novel is dedicated to the events of the Pugachev's Rebellion in Russia in 1773-1775. It tells the story of a 17-years-old officer, Peter Grineff, sent by his father into military service. Peter was assigned to a small fortress of Belogorsk, where he fell in love with Maria, the daughter of the commandant...

This edition includes illustrations by Pavel Sokolov and other artists of 18-19th century: V.L. Borovikovski, Vladimirov, S.V. Ivanov and V.G. Perov.

Author: T. Keane,Alexander Pushkin
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 08/09/2011
Pages: 152
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.33d
ISBN: 9781466204140

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