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The Captain's Daughter (Russian: «Капитанская дочка», romanized: Kapitanskaja dočka) is a historical novel by the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin. It was first published in 1836 in the fourth issue of the literary journal Sovremennik and is his only completed novel.
- A. S. Pushkin, Natalie Duddington
- 1836
The Captain's Daughter. Alexander Pushkin. 3.85. 24,727 ratings1,412 reviews. Pushkin's version of the historical novel in the style of Walter Scott, this final prose work also reflects his fascination with and research into Russian history of the 18th century.
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Pyotr Grinev, a sixteen-year-old son of a wealthy landowner, is enlisted in the armed service and sent to a small garrison on the outskirts of the Russian Empire. Illustrations by Pavel Sokolov...
- Nikolay Shevchenko
Jun 15, 2021 · A collection of four stories by the Russian master of prose, translated by Anthony Briggs. The Captain's Daughter is a novella of love and rebellion in the 18th century, with humor, violence and a twist.
These are stories that upend expectations at every turn: in ‘The Captain’s Daughter’, Pushkin’s masterful novella of love and rebellion set during the reign of Catherine the Great, a mysterious encounter proves fatally significant during a brutal uprising, while in ‘The Queen of Spades’ a man obsessively pursues an elderly woman’s ...
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These are stories that upend expectations at every turn: in The Captain’s Daughter, Pushkin’s masterful novella of love and rebellion set during the reign of Catherine the Great, a mysterious encounter proves fatally significant during a brutal uprising, while in ‘The Queen of Spades’ a man obsessively pursues an elderly woman’s ...
Presented as the memoir of Pyotr Grinyov, a nobleman, The Captain’s Daughter tells how, as a feckless youth and fledgling officer, Grinyov was sent from St. Petersburg to serve in faraway...
