Catherine the Great

by Katharine Susan Anthony

1925. This work is primarily a story wherein Anthony has woven the portrait of a real woman into the pattern of 18th Century politics. The reader is introduced to Catherine, the statesman, who unites Russia, destroys Poland and participates in the American Revolutionary War. The reader also sees Catherine, the jealous mistress of men, who at sixty has a lover of twenty-five. The book has particular interest in its bearing on Catherine's celebrated love life.

Genres: Biography

331 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Kelly Hohenstern · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing that this German princess was able to endure such horrible conditions - yet she endured all and rose to become one of the greatest Empresses Russia has ever known.

[Gabby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a sassy biography, I laughed so much.