by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Over the course of 11 days I plowed through 133 pages out of a whopping 1135, and am ready to be done. Had this been a 300-page book I'd have finished and perhaps given a 3-star review. But you have to really enjoy something to want to go 1135 pages, and I wasn't looking forward to picking this up. ...
WOOT! Gutenberg has it: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37027An Historical NovelOFPOLAND AND RUSSIA.BYHENRYK SIENKIKWICZ.AUTHORIZED AND UNABRIDGED TRANSLATION FROMTHE POLISH BYJEREMIAH CURTIN.Dedication: TOPROF. JOHN FISKE,MY CLASSMATE AND FRIEND, MY FELLOW-TRAVELLER INBOTH HEMISPHERES, THE LUMINOUS...
First of a trilogy. Currently free in kindle format at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Historical-Poland-Russia-ebook/dp/B005HKK7UG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349849183&sr=8-1&keywords=sienkiewiczNext in Trilogy is The Deluge.Third is Pan Michael - An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Tu...
[Cross-posted here, but with pretty pictures!]"Bohun was more like the passing spirit of their own cruel and heroic era than just another man."p.1126This book reminded me why it is that I love serialized fiction so very much. Had it been planned out and written all at once, I think it’s safe to say ...
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