“Princess Mary” is a novella by Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov that forms part of the novel “A Hero of Our Time.” In this section, the protagonist, Pechorin, keeps a diary describing his stay at the spa waters in Pyatigorsk, where he meets Princess Mary and makes her fall in love with him. The novella reveals Pechorin’s complex, contradictory character, his relationships with those around him, and his inner turmoil.