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