Catharine's peril : $b or, The little Russian girl lost in a forest; and other stories

"Catharine's Peril; or, The Little Russian Girl Lost in a Forest" by M. E. Bewsher is a story set during Napoleon's invasion of Russia; it follows the journey of Catharine Somoff, a young girl who loses her family during the burning of Moscow and must find her way through a war-torn landscape. Saved first by a Frenchwoman and then a Polish nobleman, she confronts the challenges of loneliness and potential danger in a forest, all while holding onto the hope of reuniting with her father, illustrating the themes of survival, compassion, and the strength of family bonds, eventually reuniting with her father after years of separation.