Tulella ja miekalla: Kuvaus menneiltä ajoilta. 1 by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53511.html.images 535 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53511.epub3.images 285 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53511.epub.images 293 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53511.epub.noimages 265 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53511.kf8.images 587 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53511.kindle.images 558 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53511.txt.utf-8 489 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/53511/pg53511-h.zip 282 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Sienkiewicz, Henryk, 1846-1916
Translator Talvio, Maila, 1871-1951
Title Tulella ja miekalla: Kuvaus menneiltä ajoilta. 1
Note Translation of Ogniem i mieczem.
Credits Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen
Summary "Tulella ja miekalla: Kuvaus menneiltä ajoilta. 1" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The work captures a pivotal time in Polish history, particularly reflecting on the tumultuous conflicts involving Poles and Cossacks during the 17th century. The narrative hints at the struggles between these two groups, focusing on characters like Zenobi Abdank and Jan Skrzetuski, as they navigate the treacherous political and military landscapes of their time. The opening of the novel sets a foreboding tone, describing the year 1647 as a time of unnatural occurrences and impending doom. Nature itself seems to conspire against the land, with ominous signs like locust swarms and solar eclipses. As chaos brews, the narrative introduces the vast emptiness of the steppes and the looming threat of conflict, where bandits and soldiers intertwine. A pivotal encounter unfolds when a group of soldiers discovers a Cossack leader, who has just escaped an attempted assassination. This event marks the beginning of a narrative rich with intrigue, highlighting themes of bravery, loyalty, and the complexities of identity amidst a backdrop of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language Finnish
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. 53511
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 61 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!