Project Gutenberg 2013-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 102 Whishaw, Frederick 1854 1934 Whishaw, Frederick J. Whishaw, Fred 06011311 Moscow: A Story of the French Invasion of 1812 Produced by sp1nd, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Moscow: A Story of the French Invasion of 1812" by Frederick Whishaw is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds during the tumultuous period of the French invasion of Russia in 1812, focusing on the lives of several central characters, including Count Maximof and his family. The novel explores themes of power dynamics, social class, and the innocence of youth amidst the backdrop of war. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Count Maximof, his wife, and their son, Sasha, as they attend the betrothal ceremony of young Sasha to Vera Demidof, showcasing the traditions and social norms of the Russian aristocracy at that time. The opening poignantly depicts the contrasting worlds of the boyar class and their serfs, revealing harsh realities and the cruelty inherent in the feudal system. As the Maximos drive home, a pack of wolves threatens them, serving as a metaphor for the dangers that lurk beyond the surface of their society, foreshadowing the chaos that the French invasion will bring. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 353209 353218 2024-09-18T06:07:22.063832 2023-09-18T14:24:23.013809 text/html text/html 354225 2013-06-17T11:57:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 145501 2013-06-17T11:57:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 211969 2024-09-18T06:07:28.511822 application/epub+zip 216625 2024-09-18T06:07:23.852819 application/epub+zip 200063 2024-09-18T06:07:22.819841 application/epub+zip 420570 2024-09-18T06:07:32.352792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393824 2024-09-18T06:07:27.781863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320807 2022-09-19T15:37:40.936002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336793 336598 2024-09-18T06:07:21.191864 2023-09-18T14:24:22.259818 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 336329 2013-06-17T11:57:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 128434 2013-06-17T11:57:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 336320 2013-06-17T11:57:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128310 2013-06-17T11:57:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20391 2024-09-18T06:07:32.492777 application/rdf+xml 16155 2024-09-18T06:07:23.184874 image/jpeg 3672 2024-09-18T06:07:22.996820 image/jpeg 209467 2024-09-18T06:07:22.098851 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia