num_pages: 108
description: The hero of this work is Pyotr Andreyich Grinyov who, at age 17, is sent to the army by his father. Upon arriving at his station he dines with the Commandant's family and falls in love with his daughter, Masha. Pyotr unwittingly becomes involved with a Cossack revolution and is eventually sentenced to death for treason, but his sweetheart petitions the Empress who in turn spares Pyotr's life.
language: English
title: The Daughter of the Commandant
titlecomplete: The Daughter of the Commandant
characters: Vasilisa Egorovna, Aleksej Ivanyc Svabrin, Mar'ja Ivanovna Mironova, Ivan Kuzmic Mironov, Emel'jan Ivanovič Pugačëv, Petr Andreevic Grinev, Ivan Ivanovic Zurin, Savel'ic
genres: Fiction, Russian Literature, 19th Century, Classics, School, Russia, Historical Fiction, Romance, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 21680
places: Russian Empire
publisher: Alan Rodgers Books