The Shepherdess of the Royal Court

In the books of the unique series of the publishing house Strelbitsky "Russian Historical Novel" revive pages of history, from ancient times to our days. The writers who created in Russian never limited themselves to geographical or chronological frames, but, of course, the main themes of the creations that came from their pen - from the history of Russia, Russia. A vivid interest in these topics of the modern reader prompted the realization of such a large-scale project as the "Russian Historical Novel." "Shepherdess of the royal court" is the novel of the outstanding Russian fiction writer Evgeni Ivanovich Maurin. Events in the novel occur in the second half of the XVII century at the court of King Louis XIV. The main character is the favorite of King Louise de Lavalier, whose life''s journey is full of intrigues, mysteries, love, passion, jealousy and deceit. Maurin''s books are distinguished by historical authenticity, characteristic characters and a fascinating plot. The series "Russian Historical Novel" includes works by such Russian writers as E. Salias, N. Breshko-Breshkovsky, V. Bryusov, G. Danilevsky, I. Goncharov, I. Lukash, A. Veltman, M. Zagoskin, V. Aristov, A.S. Pushkin, N.V. Gogol, and many others.