Henryk Sienkiewicz

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Life and Death, and Other Stories and Legends

Life and Death, and Other Stories and Legends

Henryk Sienkiewicz won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905, but as he wrote in Polish many English-speakers are unfamiliar with his work. This short story collection is a sampler of five myths and legends which he collected. The "Life and Death" of...

Quo Vadis, best known for its star-studded 1951 film version, was first published in 1896 and contributed to the author’s Nobel Prize for Literature of 1905. Set in the latter years of the reign of Roman Emperor Nero, the plot concerns the love...

Sienkiewicz’s epic novel of ancient Rome finds the Empire at the height of her power and splendor, but struggling with the madness and cruelty of the Emperor Nero. A new religion is sweeping across the world, causing many Romans to wonder and leading...

Discover the Timeless Epic: Quo Vadis by Henryk SienkiewiczStep into the vivid corridors of ancient Rome with Henryk Sienkiewicz's masterpiece, Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero. This historical novel is not only a spectacular tale of romance...

Rodzina Połanieckich

Rodzina Połanieckich

Koniec XIX wieku. Sielski podwarszawski dwór i stolica Królestwa Polskiego niemal u szczytu swego powabu.On – Stanisław Połaniecki – prężny i zaradny młody przedsiębiorca, porywczy i zdecydowany „człowiek sukcesu”. Ona – Marynia Pławicka – piękna i...