The Faithful River |
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Author:
| Zeromski, Stefan |
Translator:
| Johnston, Bill |
Series title: | European Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8101-1596-5 |
Publication Date: | Aug 1999 |
Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.00 |
Book Description:
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Originally published in 1912, this lyrical novel is set in a manor house in central Poland during the January Uprising of 1863 to 1864, when a volunteer Polish army futilely fought the Russian occupation. A wounded soldier appears outside the house and is cared for by Salomea, the young ward of the absent owners, who has been left in the manor with an aged servant. As the two strive to conceal the soldier's presence during brutal and invasive visits by the Russians, Salomea...
More Description Originally published in 1912, this lyrical novel is set in a manor house in central Poland during the January Uprising of 1863 to 1864, when a volunteer Polish army futilely fought the Russian occupation. A wounded soldier appears outside the house and is cared for by Salomea, the young ward of the absent owners, who has been left in the manor with an aged servant. As the two strive to conceal the soldier's presence during brutal and invasive visits by the Russians, Salomea finds herself falling in love with her patient.