The Girl Who Fought Napoleon: A Novel of the Russian Empire
A Russia, Fiction, 19th Century book. I have been foolish, inconstant, and arrogant. I am your humble servant in destiny. Linda Lafferty,...
In a sweeping story straight out of Russian history, Tsar Alexander I and a courageous girl named Nadezhda Durova join forces against Napoleon.It’s 1803, and an adolescent Nadya is determined not to follow in her overbearing Ukrainian mother’s footsteps. She’s a horsewoman, not a housewife. When Tsar Paul is assassinated in St. Petersburg and a reluctant and naive Alexander is crowned emperor, Nadya runs away from home and joins the Russian cavalry in the war against Napoleon. Disguised as a boy and riding her spirited...
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as our Russian tales tell us, a wish is rarely granted without a curse. Linda Lafferty, The Girl Who Fought Napoleon: A Novel of the Russian Empire // the royalty of Europe to form a lasting alliance that would eliminate the threat of another great war in Europe. Linda Lafferty, The Girl Who Fought Napoleon: A Novel of the Russian Empire // And Beethoven has written a piece expressly for her to show his gratitude. Fur Elise Linda Lafferty, The Girl Who Fought Napoleon: A Novel of the Russian Empire //
In 1803, Nadezhda Durova seeks to escape the tedium of a womans life. She disguises herself as a boy and escapes home on horseback to join the Russian army. Meanwhile, Alexander I, grandson to Catherine the Great, is crowned Tsar after the assassination of his father, but the assassination haunts Alexander throughout his lifetime. Can... The girl who fought Napolean is really 2 stories in one. The story of Nadezha/Nadya Durova, a daring warrior ahead of her times and the young Czar Alexander I. Nadya doesn't want to become a housewife but disguises herself as a boy who joins the Russian cavalry to fight in the Napoleanic wars. It's also the story of the young, somewhat... Check out more reviews on my blog!https://theirregularreaderblog.wordpr...This wonderful historical novel follows the tale of Nadezhda Dorova, born in the Ukraine in 1783, literally as part of the Russian Calvary. Nadezhdas father is a Russian Cavalry officer, and his Ukrainian wife delivers his child while the calvary is on the march....
