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 Project Gutenberg 2016-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 97 Sienkiewicz, Henryk 1846 1916 Talvio, Maila 1871 1951 Mikkola, Maila Winter Tulella ja miekalla: Kuvaus menneiltä ajoilta. 1 Translation of Ogniem i mieczem. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_Fire_and_Sword Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Tulella ja miekalla: Kuvaus menneiltä ajoilta. 1" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The work captures a pivotal time in Polish history, particularly reflecting on the tumultuous conflicts involving Poles and Cossacks during the 17th century. The narrative hints at the struggles between these two groups, focusing on characters like Zenobi Abdank and Jan Skrzetuski, as they navigate the treacherous political and military landscapes of their time. The opening of the novel sets a foreboding tone, describing the year 1647 as a time of unnatural occurrences and impending doom. Nature itself seems to conspire against the land, with ominous signs like locust swarms and solar eclipses. As chaos brews, the narrative introduces the vast emptiness of the steppes and the looming threat of conflict, where bandits and soldiers intertwine. A pivotal encounter unfolds when a group of soldiers discovers a Cossack leader, who has just escaped an attempted assassination. This event marks the beginning of a narrative rich with intrigue, highlighting themes of bravery, loyalty, and the complexities of identity amidst a backdrop of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Historical fiction Cossacks -- Poland -- Fiction Cossacks -- Ukraine -- Fiction Poland -- History -- John II Casimir, 1648-1668 -- Fiction PG Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 548414 2025-07-21T10:06:39.987612 text/html 548249 548164 2024-09-22T08:40:55.053278 2023-09-23T07:08:29.878663 text/html text/html 291380 2025-07-21T10:06:49.104627 application/epub+zip 299684 2025-07-21T10:06:43.664674 application/epub+zip 271705 2025-07-21T10:06:42.370633 application/epub+zip 601298 2025-07-21T10:06:53.251573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570793 2025-07-21T10:06:48.261627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461046 2022-09-24T09:53:01.479685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500664 2025-07-21T10:06:39.561665 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 480761 2024-10-23T01:23:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19391 2025-07-21T10:06:53.381543 application/rdf+xml 20512 2025-07-21T10:06:42.871588 image/jpeg 4248 2025-07-21T10:06:42.620596 image/jpeg 288440 2025-07-21T10:06:40.040624 application/octet-stream application/zip fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia