The Moor of St Petersburg
Auteur : Frances Somers Cocks
Date de publication : 2005
Éditeur : Goldhawk Press
Nombre de pages : 401
Résumé du livre
Exploring the character of a man who rose from slavery to become a general, a wealthy landowner, a distinguished military engineer, an intellectual and bibliophile, and who triumphed over his wife's unfaithfulness. It explains the mythical status within Russia of his Great Grandson Alexander Pushkin, and how his life was destroyed by jealousy.