Education of a Princess (Used Hardcover) - Marie, Grand Duchess of Russia

This memoir by the granddaughter of Czar Alexander II was translated from the French and Russian under the editorial supervision of Russell Lord.

Marie's father was banished for marrying without the Czar's permission, which left Marie and her brother to be brought up by her uncle, the military governor of Moscow. After her uncle's assassination in 1905, her aunt arranged a marriage with a Swedish prince whom Marie saw a few times before the wedding. The marriage was disastrous, and a divorce was arranged, quickly and quietly. Marie's young son stayed in Sweden. Charity was an acceptable occupation for the women of the aristocracy, but Marie became a qualified nurse and spent much of the early part of WWI in field hospitals. The last part of the book contains her account of the final tense days of the Romanovs, her second marriage, and her escape through the Ukraine.

Published 1931 Viking Press

388 pages

6.5" X 9.5"

Condition: This book is in Very Good Condition, particularly for its age. The pages are clean and unmarked. The black cloth cover is faded but intact. There is light wear on the corners and scuffing on the back cover.