The Captain’s Daughter (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Alexander Pushkin
- First Published: 1836
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: c. 1774
- Setting: Russia
- Principal Characters: Peter Andreitch Grineff, Maria Ivanovna, Alexey Ivanitch Shvabrin, Savelitch, Emelyan Pougatcheff
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Eighteenth century, Soldiers, Duels or dueling, Russia or Russian people, Fortresses
- Locales: Russia
The Story:
Although Peter Andreitch Grineff was registered as a sergeant in the Semenovsky regiment when he was very young, he was given leave to stay at home until he had completed his studies. When he was nearly seventeen years old, his father decided that the time had come for him to begin his military career. With his parents’ blessing, Peter set out for distant Orenburg in the company of his faithful servant, Savelitch.
One night, the travelers put up at Simbirsk. There, while Savelitch went to make some purchases, Peter was lured into playing billiards with a...
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