Project Gutenberg 2014-07-30 Public domain in the USA. 178 Sienkiewicz, Henryk 1846 1916 Curtin, Jeremiah 1835 1906 In Vain Produced by Charlene Taylor, Heike Leichsenring, Bryan Ness 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.) "In Vain" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the experiences of a young Jewish student named Yosef Shvarts as he navigates university life in Kieff, where ambition, friendships, love, and sacrifice intertwine in his quest for knowledge. Central to the narrative is the character of Helena, a widow with a tragic past, whose presence profoundly affects both Yosef and his friend Gustav. The opening of "In Vain" introduces Yosef as he arrives in Kieff, filled with excitement and idealism about the vast world of knowledge awaiting him at the university. He soon reconnects with his friend Gustav, who reveals the harsh realities of student life and the challenges they face, including poverty and emotional turmoil. As the narrative unfolds, existential themes emerge, particularly through Gustav's relationship with the widow, Helena. The complexity of their feelings lays the groundwork for future conflict and character development, foreshadowing the struggles of love and sacrifice that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46454/46454-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Polish fiction -- Translations into English PG Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 309634 2025-06-18T17:50:03.443988 text/html 289423 2024-10-24T09:39:38 text/html 290981 2025-06-18T17:50:08.151963 application/epub+zip 295700 2025-06-18T17:50:04.234992 application/epub+zip 174883 2025-06-18T17:50:03.832992 application/epub+zip 400474 2025-06-18T17:50:11.476922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375614 2025-06-18T17:50:07.765112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255128 2022-09-21T06:44:47.619427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290040 2023-09-20T07:54:03.826386 text/plain 270212 2024-10-24T09:39:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16068 2025-06-18T17:50:11.627951 application/rdf+xml 14926 2025-06-18T17:50:03.945965 image/jpeg 2197 2025-06-18T17:50:03.900962 image/jpeg 270771 2025-06-18T17:50:03.486005 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 en.wikipedia