Carmel Public Library Foundation's Annual Art & Literary Series 2011-12 Presents Author Douglas Smith’s "The Pearl: A True Tale of Forbidden Love in Catherine the Great's Russia" Lecture, Q & A Session & Book Signing

WHO: Carmel Public Library Foundation & Historian/Author Douglas Smith

WHAT: Author Douglas Smith’s "The Pearl: A True Tale of Forbidden Love in Catherine the Great's Russia,” (Yale University Press, 2008, 328 pages) Presentation, Q & A Session & Book Signing
“...The Pearl tells a true tale, reconstructed in part from archival documents that have lain untouched for centuries. Douglas Smith presents the most complete and accurate account ever written of the illicit love between Count Nicholas Sheremetev (1751-1809), Russia's richest aristocrat, and Praskovia Kovalyova (1768-1803), his serf and the greatest opera diva of her time.”

WHEN: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 @ 7:00 P.M.

WHERE: Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall
W/s Mission St. @ 9th Av.
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Phone (831) 624-2811

NOTES:
First-come, first-served seating. $10 suggested contribution. Proceeds from contributions & book sales benefit Carmel Public Library.

ADDENDUM:
Douglas Smith discussing The Pearl at the Seattle Public Library
(play time: 1 hour 3 minutes, 2008)

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