The Captain's Daughter
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears, with some light creasing and edge wear; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed, consistent with age. Markings: Name penned on fep. Binding: Appears intact. Bookseller sticker on fep.
A masterpiece of Russian literature, The Captain's Daughter is a gripping historical novel set against the backdrop of the Pugachev Rebellion of the 1770s, one of the most violent uprisings in Russian imperial history. Narrated by the young nobleman Pyotr Grinyov, the story chronicles his journey from a sheltered youth to a soldier stationed at a remote frontier fortress, where he falls in love with Masha, the captain's daughter of the title. When the brutal rebel leader Pugachev seizes the fort, Grinyov is thrust into a world of treachery, loyalty, and moral courage that will test his character to its very limits. Written with elegant restraint and a deceptively simple prose style, Pushkin presents a tale that balances romance and adventure with sharp political and social commentary on honour, duty, and the chaos of revolution. This bilingual edition, edited with introduction, notes, and vocabulary by Anna H. Semeonoff, presents both the original Russian text alongside an English translation, making it an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Russian language and literature alike.
Author: A. S. Pushkin
Format: Hardback
Published: 1947, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd
Genre: Historical fiction
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears, with some light creasing and edge wear; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed, consistent with age. Markings: Name penned on fep. Binding: Appears intact. Bookseller sticker on fep.
A masterpiece of Russian literature, The Captain's Daughter is a gripping historical novel set against the backdrop of the Pugachev Rebellion of the 1770s, one of the most violent uprisings in Russian imperial history. Narrated by the young nobleman Pyotr Grinyov, the story chronicles his journey from a sheltered youth to a soldier stationed at a remote frontier fortress, where he falls in love with Masha, the captain's daughter of the title. When the brutal rebel leader Pugachev seizes the fort, Grinyov is thrust into a world of treachery, loyalty, and moral courage that will test his character to its very limits. Written with elegant restraint and a deceptively simple prose style, Pushkin presents a tale that balances romance and adventure with sharp political and social commentary on honour, duty, and the chaos of revolution. This bilingual edition, edited with introduction, notes, and vocabulary by Anna H. Semeonoff, presents both the original Russian text alongside an English translation, making it an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Russian language and literature alike.