War and Peace · Character
the eldest daughter
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 9
the eldest daughter is a supporting character in War and Peace (Book 1).
- Gender
- female
- Age
- young adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 9
- Books
- 1
The eldest Rostóva daughter appears briefly in the family’s drawing room, present while visitors gather for the household’s name-day celebration. The text marks her as handsome, but gives her no extended personal history or independent arc. She remains a glimpse of the Rostóvs’ social world and the poised young women at its center.
Description
A handsome young adult woman, she is seen in the drawing room among the Rostóvs’ visitors, dressed as a young noblewoman in early-nineteenth-century Moscow society. Her bearing suits the cultivated formality of the gathering, with an ease that makes her presence noticeable. The text supplies no exact details about her height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, or facial features.
Story so far
BOOK 1War and Peace
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