Evdokia Nagrodskaia (1866-1930) was a popular writer in fin-de-siecle Russia. Her novels include The Bronze Door, The River of Times, and The White Colonnade. Although French and German translations were published during her lifetime, this edition marks the first appearance of her work in English.
Louise McReynolds is Associate Professor of History at the University of Hawaii and author of The News under Russia's Old Regime: The Development of a Mass-Circulation Press.