Princess Marya Bolkonskaya

From War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Plain but luminous-eyed Marya, tyrannized by her father, represents Tolstoy's vision of Christian humility and self-sacrifice, eventually rewarded with Nikolai's love.
Volume I, Part 1, Chapter 22

Marya's introduction at Bald Hills, suffering under her father's harsh geometry lessons.

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Volume III, Part 2, Chapter 14

Nikolai rescues Marya from the rebellious peasants at Bogucharovo — the meeting that seals their destiny.

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