Henryk Sienkiewicz: 100 books

Sienkiewicz, autore di Bartek, è l’autore del Quo Vadis, premio Nobel e uno degli scrittori più venduti del secolo scorso. Ma oltre alle grandi visioni storiche e religiose, è capace anche di racconti drammatici come questa novelette. Drammatico, ma non privo di umorismo e di spunti satirici....

Raccolta di romanzi brevi di Sienkiewicz comprendente Natura e Vita, Il Giudizio di Giove, L'organista di Ponikla, Tenebre e Luce.

Der römische Patrizier Vinicius liebt die Königstochter Lygia, die dem neuen christlichen Glauben anhängt. Ungeschickt umwirbt er sie, und sie gelangt an Neros Hof gerade in dem Moment, als der dekadente Kaiser Rom anzünden lässt. Die Tat lastet er den Christen an. Lygia und ihrem Diener, dem bärenstarken...

"Quo Vadis: a Narrative of the Time of Nero" is the story of a love that develops between a young Christian woman, Lygia, and Marcus Vinicius, a Roman patrician. 'Quo Vadis' is Latin, meaning 'Where are you going?' and it is a reference to the New Testament verse John 13:36 which states, 'Simon Peter...

Young Marcus Vinicius has just returned home from war to a Rome ruled by the emperor Nero. He falls in love with the beautiful Ligia who is, unbeknownst to him, a Christian. In pursuing her, he seeks advice of his uncle, an advisor to Nero, and both their lives are changed as the story unfolds. The...

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A very long, classic look at life among Polish farmers over a century ago. It's a great family saga, and hard to put down once it's begun. It is, though, a very long novel (260,000 words, over 600 pages).

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Collection of short stories: “Lillian Morris”, “Sachem”, “Yamyol” and “The Bull Fight”.

By the author of Quo Vadis, this is a tale of students, and the trial and tribulations found in going to school far from home, and being expected to grow up all at once. Very telling, very moving novel.

Collection of short stories: “Sielanka”, “Orso”, “For Bread”, “The Decision of Zeus”, “On a Sigle Card” (play), “Across the Plains”, “A Journey to Athens” and “Zola”.

This is a collection of five short stories: “Yanko the Musician” (1878), “The Light-House Keeper of Aspinwall” (1881), “From the Diary of a Tutor in Poznan” (1880), “Comedy Errors: A Sketch of American Life” (1878) and “Bartek the Victor” (1882).

Romanzo storico ambientato nella Roma di Nerone al tempo del "Grande Incendio". Qui si consuma la travagliata storia d'amore tra la cristiana Lici ed soldato patrizio Vinicio.