Eliza Orzeszkowa: 6 books

2 works of Eliza Orzeszkowa Polish novelist and a leading writer of the Positivism in Poland during foreign Partitions (1841-1910) Translations by C. S. De Soissons and Jeremiah Curtin This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of Eliza Orzeszkowa. A dynamic table of contents allows you...

The Argonauts Eliza Orzeszkowa, polish novelist (1842-1910) This ebook presents «The Argonauts», from Eliza Orzeszkowa. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- INTRODUCTION -03- THE ARGONAUTS  

Eliza Orzeszkowa was a trailblazing Polish novelist who, alongside Leo Tolstoy and Henryk Sienkiewicz, was a finalist for the 1905 Nobel Prize in Literature. Of her many works of social realism, Marta (1873) is among the best known, but until now it has not been available in English. Easily a peer...

A fantastic ‘dramatic story’ from Polish novelist Eliza Orzeszkowa, one of several works she wrote about the social conditions of Poland in the late 19th century.

It was the mansion of a millionaire. On the furniture and the walls of drawing-rooms, colors and gleams played as on the surface of a pearl shell. Mirrors reflected pictures, and inlaid floors shone like mirrors. Here and there dark tapestry and massive curtains seemed to decrease the effect, but only...