Memoirs of a Grand Duchess. Pages from the Life of Nicholas II's Cousin. 1890-1918

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna Romanova, granddaughter of Alexander II and daughter of Alexander III's younger brother Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich, tells about her childhood in Ilyinsky with her uncle, Grand Duke Sergei, the ceremonial upbringing she received, her brief marriage and life at the Swedish court, her return to Russia, the intrigues of Rasputin, the last dramatic days of the Romanov dynasty, and her escape from Russia.