Valentin Pikul - With a pen and a sword. A handmade leather-bound gift book.

"Pen and Sword" - The plot of the novel is based on the actual events of the XVIII century that took place in Russia and Europe. In particular, the Seven Years' War, in which Russian troops took Berlin for the first time in a blaze of glory. This is the story of the life of Charles de Beaumont, Chevalier de Eon - a truly great diplomat and spy, swordsman and intriguer, writer and warrior, who lived in the world for 82 years, and 34 of them considered him a woman.

According to the dowry, the Chevalier was born... a girl. But, fearing the law on inheritance in the male line, he was dressed as a boy from childhood. Having received a brilliant education, he was recruited into the "Royal Secret" and sent to Russia in 1775, in order to penetrate the court of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna and try to destroy the Russian-Austrian allied relations.