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With Fire and Sword: An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia

With Fire and Sword: An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia

by Sienkiewicz, Henryk, 1846-1916

BookID: 37027

Language:English

Translator:Curtin, Jeremiah, 1835-1906

Uniform Title:Ogniem i mieczem. English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Historical fictionCossacks -- Poland -- FictionCossacks -- Ukraine -- FictionPoland -- History -- John II Casimir, 1648-1668 -- Fiction

Description

"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.)

Class:PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature

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