"In Love With the Czarina, and Other Stories" by Mór Jókai is a compilation of historical tales set in the dramatic world of 19th-century Russia. It spins yarns of love, towering ambition, and shadowy secrets against Russia's tumultuous historical canvas, spotlighting compelling figures like the Cossack leader Jemeljan and the notorious Czarina Catherine II. The initial story throws open the doors to Czar Peter III’s time, revealing a clandestine group known as "The Nameless," where people cast off their social chains to revel in a fleeting moment of freedom and equality. Here, a young Cossack chieftain falls head over heels for a striking woman, only to discover she's the Czarina herself, sparking an intense longing that drives him to pursue her hand in marriage, setting the stage for a series of forbidden love stories and the clash of personal dreams against the grand theater of 18th-century Russian society.
In Love With the Czarina, and Other Stories
By Mór Jókai
Amidst a world of czars and Cossacks, a forbidden love ignites, threatening to upturn the fate of an empire.
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About the AuthorMóricz Jókay of Ásva, known as Mór Jókai, was a Hungarian novelist, dramatist and revolutionary. Outside of Hungary, he was also known as Maurice Jókai or Maurus Jokai or Mauritius Jókai. He was a leader of the outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 in Pest. His romantic novels became widely popular among the elite of Victorian England, where he was often compared to Charles Dickens by the press. One of his most famous admirers was Queen Victoria herself.
Móricz Jókay of Ásva, known as Mór Jókai, was a Hungarian novelist, dramatist and revolutionary. Outside of Hungary, he was also known as Maurice Jókai or Maurus Jokai or Mauritius Jókai. He was a leader of the outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 in Pest. His romantic novels became widely popular among the elite of Victorian England, where he was often compared to Charles Dickens by the press. One of his most famous admirers was Queen Victoria herself.
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