内容简介
FromtheModernLibrary’snewsetofbeautifullyrepackagedhardcoverclassicsbyRobertK.Massie—alsoavailablearePetertheGreatandTheRomanovsInthiscommandingbook,RobertK.Massie,prize-winningauthorofCatherinetheGreat,sweepsreadersbacktotheextraordinaryworldofImperialRussiatotellthestoryoftheRomanovs’lives:Nicholas’spoliticalnaïveté,Alexandra’sobsessionwiththecorruptmysticRasputin,andlittleAlexis’sbravestrugglewithhemophilia.Againstalavishbackdropofluxuryandintrigue,Massieunfoldsapowerfuldramaofpassionandhistory—thestoryofadoomedempireandthedeath-markedroyalswhowatcheditcrumble.TheModernLibraryoftheWorld’sBestBooksNicholasandAlexandra“Amagnificentandintimatepicture...Notonlythemaincharactersbutawholeerabecomealiveandcomprehensible.”—Harper’sPetertheGreatWinnerofthePulitzerPrize“Enthralling...asfascinatingasanynovelandmoresothanmost.”—TheNewYorkTimesBookReviewTheRomanovs“Riveting...unfoldslikeadetectivestory.”—LosAngelesTimesBookReview,
作者简介
RobertK.MassiewasborninLexington,Kentucky,andstudiedAmericanhistoryatYaleandEuropeanhistoryatOxford,whichheattendedasaRhodesScholar.HewaspresidentoftheAuthorsGuildfrom1987to1991.HisbooksincludeNicholasandAlexandra,PetertheGreat:HisLifeandWorld(forwhichhewonaPulitzerPrizeforbiography),TheRomanovs:TheFinalChapter,Dreadnought:Britain,Germany,andtheComingoftheGreatWar,CastlesofSteel:Britain,Germany,andtheWinningoftheGreatWaratSea,andCatherinetheGreat:PortraitofaWoman.