The Pearl: A True Tale of Forbidden Love in Catherine the Great's Russia by Douglas Smith

The Pearl: A True Tale of Forbidden Love in Catherine the Great's Russia

Douglas Smith

328 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative fast-paced

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The unforgettable story of the serf who became one of Russia's greatest opera singers and her noble master, a man who defied all tradition to marry her Filled with a remarkable cast of characters and set against the backdrop of imperial Russia, th...

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