Rasputin: A short life

(Hardback)

Available Formats

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Grigory Rasputin, Siberian peasant-turned-mystic and court sage, was as fascinating as he was unfathomable. In this riveting and eye-opening short biography, Frances Welch turns her inimitable wry gaze on one of the great mysteries of Russian history.

Reviews

Praise for Frances Welch: "Frances Welch combines historical insight with a novelistic flair for character." * Evening Standard *

Author Bio

Frances Welch is the author of The Russian Court at Sea (2011), Romanov Fantasy (2008) and Sydney Gibbes: Tutor to the Children of the Last Tsar (2004), all published by Short Books. She lives in Aldeburgh, Suffolk.