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 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.