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1) Quo vadis
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.
Quo Vadis is a powerful historical novel about the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Through a romance between a high-born Roman pagan and a Christian woman, Henryk Sienkiewicz masterfully brings to life the decadence of imperial Rome during the reign of Nero Claudius Caesar (AD 54-68), the bloodthirsty persecutor of the early Christians.
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Originally published in Polish in 1896 by Nobel Prize-winning author Henryk Sienkiewicz, "Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero" is the story of a love that develops in Rome between a young Christian woman, Lygia, and Marcus Vinicius, a Roman patrician, during the reign of Nero in 64 AD. The title "Quo Vadis" is translated from Latin as "Where are you going?" The quote is a reference to the New Testament verse John 13:36, which states "Simon...
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With fire and sword trilogy volume 1
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Despite some deviations, the book's historical framework is genuine and the fictional story is woven into real events. Many characters are historical figures, including Jeremi Wiśniowiecki and Bohdan Khmelnytsky (Polish: Bohdan Chmielnicki). Sienkiewicz researched memoirs and chronicles of the Polish nobility, or szlachta, for details on life in 17th-century Poland. The book was written, according to the author, "to lift up the heart" of the Polish...
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"Czternastoletni chłopiec i ośmioletnia dziewczynka uciekają z rąk porywaczy i szukają drogi do domu pośród groźnej afrykańskiej przyrody - niesprzyjającego klimatu, dzikich zwierząt, nie zawsze przyjaźnie nastawionych tubylców, groźnych dla życia chorób i wszelkich innych niebezpieczeństw. Czy wyjdą z tego cało i jakim sposobem?" -- various websites
"A fourteen-year-old boy and eight-year-old girl escape from the hands of kidnappers...
5) Quo vadis
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„ Quo vadis „ opisuje wydarzenia z pierwszego wieku naszej ery, Imperium Rzymskim rządzi despotyczny cesarz Neron. Na jego dwór zostaje sprowadzona niewolnica Ligia, córka króla Ligów, chrześcijanka. W pięknej niewolnicy zakochuje się jeden z pretorianów Nerona – Marek Winicjusz. Chce uczynić z dziewczyny swoją nałożnicę. Z opresji wybawia Ligię jej przyjaciel, potężny Ursus. Winicjusz jednak nie ustępuje. Wkrótce dowiaduje...
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Akcja utworu toczy się w XIX wieku w polskiej społeczności, która żyje pod zaborem rosyjskim. Janko jest chorowitym chłopcem. Spośród innych wiejskich dzieci wyróżnia go talent muzyczny. Pewnego dnia zafascynowany dźwiękiem skrzypiec zakrada się do dworu, by dotknąć instrumentu. Zostaje oskarżony o próbę kradzieży i skazany na karę chłosty. Umiera z powodu zbyt surowej kary.
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This vintage book contains Henryk Sienkiewicz's 1912 novel, "In Desert And Wilderness". Sienkiewicz's compelling young adult novel tells the tale of two friends who are taken by rebels during the Mahdist war in Sudan. "In Desert And Wilderness" was used as the basis for two films, one in 1917 and one in 2001. This book is recommended for fans of inspirational historical literature, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Henryk...
12) Quo vadis
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"Legion commander Marcus Vinicius's love for a Christian slave girl crosses the divide between Empire and a sect with a higher loyalty. Presiding over all is Nero. He is Caesar, madman, murderer -- an imperial ruler of the spectacular, and spectacularly doomed, glory that was Rome"--Container.
16) The deluge
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With fire and sword trilogy volume 2
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Surrounding himself with murderous libertines and wastrels, wild young Polish soldier Andrei Kmita is misled into treason. But his pure love for spirited Olenka (Aleksandra Billevich) eventually sets him on track and inspires his single-minded mission, the defense of his motherland. It's the middle of the 17th century, and the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth is crushed in a vise of rebellion and bloody onslaughts by Swedes and Russians.