Project Gutenberg 2019-05-24 Public domain in the USA. 264 Hume, Ruth Fox 1922 1980 Fox, Ruth Hume, Paul 1915 2001 Hume, Paul C. Réthi, Lili 1894 1969 Rethi, Lili 62016226 The Lion of Poland: The Story of Paderewski Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Lion of Poland: The Story of Paderewski" by Ruth Fox Hume and Paul Hume is a historical account written in the early 1960s. The book chronicles the life and legacy of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, a Polish pianist, composer, and politician, emphasizing his early challenges and rise to fame. It delves into his childhood experiences amid Poland's struggle for freedom, framing his journey within a broader historical context that highlights the plight of the Polish people under foreign rule. The opening of the narrative introduces us to a pivotal moment in Ignace Paderewski's early life at the age of four, when Russian soldiers stormed his home and arrested his father, Jan Paderewski, for suspected revolutionary activity. This traumatic event shapes the young Paderewski's identity and ambition, instilling in him a fierce desire to fight for Poland's independence. The narrative details his family's struggles after his father's imprisonment and his subsequent musical education, which is marked by difficulty and determination. As Ignace gradually discovers his passion and talent for music, the stage is set for his eventual rise as a celebrated pianist and a symbol of Polish pride. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941 -- Juvenile literature Composers -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Pianists -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Statesmen -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature ML Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: Music 256039 2025-07-23T13:59:31.088659 text/html 249350 2019-05-23T21:18:40 text/html 3456922 2025-07-23T13:59:37.687622 application/epub+zip 3465365 2025-07-23T13:59:33.316691 application/epub+zip 168372 2025-07-23T13:59:32.149645 application/epub+zip 3518225 2025-07-23T13:59:40.616638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3482839 2025-07-23T13:59:36.482655 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223412 2022-09-27T01:12:25.259132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204723 2025-07-23T13:59:30.088687 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 206985 2019-05-23T21:18:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 204917 2019-05-23T21:19:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22398 2025-07-23T13:59:40.763611 application/rdf+xml 25131 2025-07-23T13:59:32.254659 image/jpeg 4038 2025-07-23T13:59:32.201696 image/jpeg 79296 2019-05-23T21:19:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 78911 2019-05-23T21:19:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 3142554 2019-05-23T21:19:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 3150464 2025-07-23T13:59:31.179649 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