The Nihilist Princess

The Nihilist Princess is a nineteenth century adventure novel following the exploits of Princess Wanda Kryloff. Wanda, horrified by her father's treatment of his serfs, joins the Nihilists, a group of progressive and radical people aiming to abolish serfdom and the class system, replace the Czar's dictatorship with a representative democracy, and institute socialist and anarchist reforms. Considered to be the most beautiful young woman in Russia, Wanda pushes the Nihilist agenda at elegant events and in the chambers of the rich and powerful. But the political police have spies everywhere, seeking to suppress the Nihilists with imprisonment, torture, exile, and execution. This is one of the great nineteenth century novels, full of adventure, and a telling tale of the Russian national character.III Publishing plans to translate and publish all of Louise Gagneur's novels so that contemporary readers can get a politically astute woman's view of Nineteenth Century society.