Project Gutenberg 2005-01-17 Public domain in the USA. 76 Sienkiewicz, Henryk 1846 1916 Bartek Sankari Produced by Matti Järvinen and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Bartek Sankari" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the protagonist, Bartek Slovik, a simple peasant from the village of Pognembin, who finds himself drafted into the army during a war against France. As he leaves behind his pregnant wife, Magda, and their two-year-old son, Bartek grapples with the fear and uncertainty that accompany the onset of war. At the start of the novel, Bartek is introduced with various nicknames, most notably "Bartek Korppisilmä" (Bartek the Crow-Eyed), and is depicted as a humble man content with his life on the farm. However, the call to war disrupts his tranquil existence. The opening vividly details the emotional farewells in Pognembin, where the entire village is mobilized, revealing the collective dread and resignation to fate. Following his departure, Bartek's experiences during the tumultuous journey towards war set the stage for his transformation from a fearful peasant into a soldier, ultimately entangled in the complexities of loyalty, honor, and the harsh realities of combat. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Fiction PG Text Category: Historical Novels 161625 2025-08-06T11:00:59.963012 text/html 161556 161463 2024-11-06T14:14:43.088627 2023-09-07T04:40:03.108613 text/html text/html 126293 2025-08-06T11:01:04.431913 application/epub+zip 126936 2025-08-06T11:01:01.606959 application/epub+zip 126937 2025-08-06T11:01:00.545982 application/epub+zip 244215 2025-08-06T11:01:06.519964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229629 2025-08-06T11:01:03.814987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196736 2022-09-07T17:57:40.457797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141224 2025-08-06T11:00:59.702942 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121560 2024-10-28T21:45:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16163 2025-08-06T11:01:06.635942 application/rdf+xml 12664 2025-08-06T11:01:01.049967 image/jpeg 3481 2025-08-06T11:01:00.797007 image/jpeg 124938 2025-08-06T11:00:59.990969 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