With Fire and Sword: An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia by Henryk Sienkiewicz
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"With Fire and Sword: An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a historical novel published in 1884. Set during the 17th-century Khmelnytsky Uprising in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, it follows Lieutenant Jan Skrzetuski as he becomes entangled in a brewing revolution. When he falls in love with Helena Kurcewicz, he must navigate warfare between Polish forces, Cossack rebels, and Tartar cavalry while searching for his beloved across a devastated
landscape. Written to inspire Polish patriotism during the partitions, this epic tale blends historical figures with fictional heroism. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sienkiewicz, Henryk, 1846-1916 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Curtin, Jeremiah, 1835-1906 |
| Uniform Title | Ogniem i mieczem. English |
| Title | With Fire and Sword: An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_Fire_and_Sword |
| Credits | Charles Bowen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Cossacks -- Poland -- Fiction |
| Subject | Cossacks -- Ukraine -- Fiction |
| Subject | Poland -- History -- John II Casimir, 1648-1668 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 37027 |
| Release Date | Aug 10, 2011 |
| Last Update | Jan 13, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1266 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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