In Petersburg in the eighteen-forties a surprising event occurred. An officer of the Cuirassier Life Guards, a handsome prince who everyone predicted would become aide-de-camp to the Emperor Nicholas I and have a brilliant career, left the service, broke off his engagement to a beautiful maid of honor, a favorite of the Empress's, gave his small estate to his sister, and retired to a monastery to become a monk. This event appeared extraordinary and inexplicable to those who did not know his inner motives, but for Prince Stepan Kasatsky himself it all occurred so naturally . . .

Media	Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released	2004
ISBN13	9780809596843
Publishers	Wildside Press
Pages	116
Dimensions	150 × 230 × 10 mm · 326 g
Language	English
Contributor	Aylmer Maude
Contributor	Louise Maude

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