THE PRINCESS TARAKANOVA
THE PRINCESS TARAKANOVA.
“The only art her guilt to cover,
To hide her shame from every eye,
To give repentance to her lover,
And wring his bosom—is to die.”
THE
PRINCESS TARAKANOVA
A Dark Chapter of Russian History
TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN
OF
G. P. DANILEVSKI
BY
IDA DE MOUCHANOFF
WITH FOUR PORTRAITS
New York
MACMILLAN & CO.
LONDON: SWAN SONNENSCHEIN & CO.
CONTENTS.
| Introduction | ix-xxviii | |
| Part I. DIARY OF LIEUTENANT KONSOV. | ||
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | Tempest-tossed | 1 |
| II. | My Imprisonment | 6 |
| III. | Important News | 13 |
| IV. | I see the Princess | 21 |
| V. | My Interview with the Princess | 27 |
| VI. | The Princess asks Me to assist Her | 33 |
| VII. | I convey a Letter | 41 |
| VIII. | I deliver a Letter | 50 |
| IX. | We will befriend Her | 60 |
| X. | Is the Count a Traitor? | 66 |
| XI. | The Departure from Rome | 82 |
| XII. | The Princess seeks My Advice | |