Project Gutenberg 2013-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 165 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.) Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 353396 2025-06-17T11:15:28.190263 text/html 354225 2013-06-17T11:57:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 237393 2025-06-17T11:15:37.450203 application/epub+zip 241791 2025-06-17T11:15:32.088212 application/epub+zip 199849 2025-06-17T11:15:30.613265 application/epub+zip 449243 2025-06-17T11:15:41.667258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422391 2025-06-17T11:15:36.440245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320807 2022-09-19T15:37:40.936002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336598 2023-09-18T14:24:22.259818 text/plain 15658 2025-06-17T11:15:41.809172 application/rdf+xml 16076 2025-06-17T11:15:31.178238 image/jpeg 3661 2025-06-17T11:15:30.897222 image/jpeg 232867 2025-06-17T11:15:28.225265 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia