Daughter of the Commandant
Chapter 1 of 14 01 Chapter 1 Sergeant of the Guards
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- Running time
- 3 h 58 min
- Language
- English
- Read by
- Kevin W. Davidson
- Translated by
- Mary Pamela Milne-Home
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"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)