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One autumn afternoon my mother was making jam in the sitting-room, and I stood by, licking my lips and watching the boiling preserve. My father was sitting at the window reading the Court Calendar, which he received yearly. This book ever exercised a strong influence over him; he always read it with particular attention, and its perusal invariably stirred up his bile. My mother, who knew all his whims and ways, constantly tried to hide away this unfortunate book, and then it would happen that months went by without his ever seeing the Court Calendar. But when he did chance to find it, he would not let it out of his hands for hours. Thus it was that my father was reading the Court Calendar, now and then shrugging his shoulders, and repeating to himself, Lieutenant-general! He was a sergeant in my company! Knight of the two Russian orders! Is it so long ago since we? At last my father threw the Calendar on the sofa and remained sunk in thought, which forbode no good.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book follows the saga of Pyotr Grinev, a young Russian nobleman in the late 18th century. Eager to join the esteemed ranks of the elite guard in St. Petersburg, he is instead dispatched to serve in a remote frontier fortress as punishment for his rowdy behavior. His experiences there, and the colorful cast of characters he meets along the way, will challenge his perceptions of life, honor, rebellion, and love, as well as expose the harsh realities of his nation's vast social inequalities. The author offers powerful themes of power, corruption, bravery, and the human cost of war in this gripping historical tale. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781330495421_0
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