Schoolgirls: Stories of Girls of the 19th Century

What ingredients shaped the girls of the 19th century?

Perhaps these were love poems and furtive glances, French speech and porcelain dolls? And also arithmetic, music, dreams of balls, embroidery, lace, and mischief.

Feel the atmosphere of pre-revolutionary gymnasiums and boarding schools, where education was a privilege for the chosen. This collection is a valuable reminder of how young girls went toward knowledge and formation in society. Here, the birth of friendship, the development of intellect, and romantic dreams intertwine in a subtle stream of history.

The book includes works by Russian women writers—Lidia Charskaya, Nadezhda Lukhmanova, and Vera Novitskaya.