The Daughter of the Commandant

by Alexander Pushkin Narrated by LibriVox Community

Overview

The Daughter of the Commandant (better known as "The Captain's Daughter") is a historical novel by the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin, and is considered to be his finest prose work. The novel is a romanticized account of Pugachev's Rebellion in 1773-1774. The 17-year-old Pyotr Andreyich is sent by his father to military service in a remote Russian outpost, where he leans honor and love while being caught up in a violent uprising of tribal groups against the imperial government. (Summary by Wikipedia (alt.) and Kevin Davidson)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169701692
Publisher:	LibriVox
Publication date:	08/25/2014
Sales rank:	1,162,363

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