Project Gutenberg 2011-03-02 Public domain in the USA. 291 Benecke, Else C. M. (Else Cecilia Mendelssohn) 1873 1917 Busch, Marie 1885 1958 Prus, Bolesław 1847 1912 Prus, Boleslaw Głowacki, Aleksander Glowacki, Aleksander Reymont, Władysław Stanisław 1867 1925 Reymont, Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont, Ladislas Sieroszewski, Wacław 1858 1945 Sieroszewski, Waclaw Szymański, Adam 1852 1916 Szymanski, Adam Żeromski, Stefan 1864 1925 Zeromski, Stefan More Tales by Polish Authors Maciej the Mazur / Adam Szymański -- Two prayers / Adam Szymański -- The trial / W. St. Reymont -- The stronger sex / Stefan Żeromski -- The Chukchee / W. Sieroszewski -- The returning wave / Bolesław Prus [pseud.] Produced by David Clarke, JoAnn Greenwood and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "More Tales by Polish Authors" by Else C. M. Benecke et al. is a collection of translated short stories likely written in the early 20th century. The book showcases a variety of narratives reflecting Polish culture and experiences, likely drawing on themes of hardship, community, and resilience as depicted in the lives of ordinary people. At the start of the collection, the opening story, "Maciej the Mazur" by Adam Szymanski, immerses the reader in a remote, desolate part of Siberia, where the protagonist, recounting his experiences, observes the harsh realities of life in a distant settlement known as X----. The narrative introduces key characters, including the shoemaker Stanislaw Swiatelki, who is trying to maintain connections with his family back home through letter writing, and Maciej, a large peasant who works for him. As a snowstorm rages outside, the atmosphere of loneliness and the struggles of the characters resonate, setting the tone for the themes of longing and survival that permeate the tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Polish fiction -- Translations into English PG Text Category: Short Stories Nobel Prizes in Literature 442567 2025-09-14T11:01:31.605758 text/html 447383 2021-01-25T16:41:01 text/html 242093 2025-09-14T11:01:39.412690 application/epub+zip 246693 2025-09-14T11:01:33.803738 application/epub+zip 246694 2025-09-14T11:01:32.490794 application/epub+zip 457623 2025-09-14T11:01:43.399709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426503 2025-09-14T11:01:38.433745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383912 2022-09-16T09:04:52.061677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399383 2025-09-14T11:01:30.714729 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 399446 2011-03-02T11:10:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 399152 2011-03-02T11:10:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 399146 2011-03-02T11:10:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25636 2025-09-14T11:01:43.566683 application/rdf+xml 14904 2025-09-14T11:01:32.986722 image/jpeg 3911 2025-09-14T11:01:32.736764 image/jpeg 154026 2011-03-02T11:10:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 153841 2011-03-02T11:10:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 165205 2021-01-25T16:41:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 153780 2011-03-02T11:10:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 225627 2025-09-14T11:01:31.638760 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 pl.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia