Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 225 Sienkiewicz, Henryk 1846 1916 Young, Iza Bez dogmatu. English Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Without_Dogma E-text prepared by Charles Aldarondo, Tim Koeller, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story follows the introspective journey of Leon Ploszowski, a man plagued by existential doubts and disillusionment, as he navigates the complexities of love, particularly his feelings for Aniela, a woman caught between her own societal expectations and personal desires. The novel explores themes of identity, cultural heritage, and the conflict between personal ambitions and social obligations. The opening of the novel introduces us to Leon, who reflects on his upbringing in a wealthy family and his father's tragic past, marked by the death of his mother. Set in Rome, Leon decides to keep a diary as a means of self-exploration following a conversation with a friend about the value of sincere memoirs for future generations. Through his introspective thoughts, we learn about his sensitive nature, his complex feelings towards art and society, his lack of direction in life, and his awareness of his own "improductivité." As he prepares to return to Warsaw, he acknowledges his aunt's intentions of marrying him off, while he is simultaneously entangled in nascent feelings for Aniela, creating an intriguing tension that suggests further emotional and narrative developments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Poland -- Fiction PG Text Category: Novels 901433 2025-08-05T08:58:54.969544 text/html 901423 901268 2024-11-05T10:41:18.273538 2023-10-05T10:17:44.433279 text/html text/html 420793 2025-08-05T08:59:05.752522 application/epub+zip 436558 2025-08-05T08:58:58.363592 application/epub+zip 416437 2025-08-05T08:58:57.089570 application/epub+zip 755916 2025-08-05T08:59:11.495527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 722303 2025-08-05T08:59:04.892527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641879 2022-09-06T04:30:45.459413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 851193 2025-08-05T08:58:54.356645 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 831290 2024-10-28T18:50:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16836 2025-08-05T08:59:11.653471 application/rdf+xml 16828 2025-08-05T08:58:57.605548 image/jpeg 3800 2025-08-05T08:58:57.347549 image/jpeg 417404 2025-08-05T08:58:55.043582 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia