Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya (1824-1889), who wrote under the pseudonym V. Krestovsky, was born in the Russian province of Ryazan. During the course of a career that spanned more than forty years, her wide-ranging literary work included poetry, prose, drama, children's literature, translations, and critical articles.Karen Rosneck is an independent researcher who works in the Area Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library.

[A] vigorous little bildungsroman whose reappearance is very welcome indeed." —Kirkus Reviews"Veretitsyn leaps off the page and his passion for Sofya is palpable. Khvoshchinskaya's brief and vivid story is like a sharply composed snapshot. Here is a writer to learn more about." —Publishers Weekly

Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya (1824-1889), who wrote under the pseudonym V. Krestovsky, was born in the Russian province of Ryazan. During the course of a career that spanned more than forty years, her wide-ranging literary work included poetry, prose, drama, children's literature, translations, and critical articles.Karen Rosneck is an independent researcher who works in the Area Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library.

[A] vigorous little bildungsroman whose reappearance is very welcome indeed." —Kirkus Reviews"Veretitsyn leaps off the page and his passion for Sofya is palpable. Khvoshchinskaya's brief and vivid story is like a sharply composed snapshot. Here is a writer to learn more about." —Publishers Weekly

Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya (1824-1889), who wrote under the pseudonym V. Krestovsky, was born in the Russian province of Ryazan. During the course of a career that spanned more than forty years, her wide-ranging literary work included poetry, prose, drama, children's literature, translations, and critical articles.Karen Rosneck is an independent researcher who works in the Area Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library.

[A] vigorous little bildungsroman whose reappearance is very welcome indeed." —Kirkus Reviews"Veretitsyn leaps off the page and his passion for Sofya is palpable. Khvoshchinskaya's brief and vivid story is like a sharply composed snapshot. Here is a writer to learn more about." —Publishers Weekly