Also published as: The Captain's Daughter

Author: Alexander Pushkin Year: 1836 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Classic, Fiction, Free books, Historical fiction, Romance Culture: Russia Purchase/reserch links: Amazon ManyBooks Project Gutenberg Goodreads LibraryThing

"The Daughter of the Commandant" (also known as "The Captain's Daughter)" is a novel originally published in 1836 and written by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, a Russian Romantic author often considered to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. The hero of this work is Pyotr Andreyich Grinyov who, at age 17, is sent to the army by his father. Upon arriving at his station he dines with the Commandant's family and falls in love with his daughter, Masha. Pyotr unwittingly becomes involved with a Cossack revolution and is eventually sentenced to death for treason, but his sweetheart petitions the Empress who in turn spares Pyotr's life. Similar books: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Ulysses by James Joyce Notre-Dame De Paris by Victor Hugo The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines Independent People by Halldor Laxness The Sot-Weed Factor by John Barth Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck History by Elsa Morante The Friendly Persuasion by Jessamyn West The Fortress by Mesa Selimovic Jubilee by Margaret Walker Baltasar and Blimunda by Jose Saramago The Son Avenger by Sigrid Undset Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West The Land Breakers by John Ehle The Harafish by Naguib Mahfouz "...And Ladies of the Club" by Helen Hooven Santmyer The Post-Office Girl by Stefan Zweig