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Pan Michael 2 reviews
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Fredonia Books (NL), 2002
Pan Michael (previously released as "Fire in the Steppe" etc
+ A Wonderful Read
A wonderful read, "Pan Michael" rounds out the Trilogy that has bridged stylistic centuries and proven there is an ageless recipe for plot, drama, character and objective. NO reader, regardless of ethnic background can fail to feel for the incredibly detailed main characters in this novel, such as ...
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The Knights of the Cross: or, Krzyzacy - a Historical Romance 2 reviews
Henryk Sienkiewicz
BiblioBazaar, 2006
Sienkiewicz is brilliant
I have read all of the Sienkiewicz's books... they are all amazing. Story is great and the history accurate.
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Against a Crimson Sky: A Novel 20 reviews
James Conroyd Martin
St. Martin's Griffin, 2007
A Sweeping Epic Against a Crimson Sky
+ Against a Crimson Sky
"Against a Crimson Sky" takes a gripping historical look at the final partition of Poland (1795), it's people, and tells the personal story of the Stelnickis. Martin uses a grand, sweeping style reminiscent of epic storytelling to paint a vivid picture of the era. "Against a Crimson Sky" is a book ...
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The Trilogy Companion: A Reader's Guide to the Trilogy of Henryk Sienkiewicz 2 reviews
Hippocrene Books, 1992
A good aide to reading the trilogy
Henryk Sienkiewicz's trilogy can be difficult to get through without a good grasp of Polish history, which, to be truthful, is hard to come by here in the States. I therefore recommend this guide to all those who want to really understand the books instead of just taking them for face value. I ...
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Jerzy Hoffman Trilogy 3 reviews
Sienkiewicz Triology
Polart, 2004
Poland has not yet perished as long as we still live
+ FINALLY!
+ A fine effort.
Read the trilogy first because it is one of the few true masterfull trilogies then watch the trilogy on dvd
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The Teutonic Knights22 reviews
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Miroslaw Lipinksi (Editor)
Hippocrene Books, 1996
Sienkiewicz, Poland's National Hero of Literature
+ Well written...
+ I Loved This
+ Timeless Values Win Over In This Timeless Struggle
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Push Not the River72 reviews
James Conroyd Martin
St. Martin's Griffin, 2004
A compelling story
+ LOVE THAT FLOWS LIKE A RIVER
+ Simultaneously Fascinating, Frightening and Fantastic
+ A TRUE CLASSIC: ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN
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With Fire and Sword - Ogniem i mieczem
Polart Distribution, 1999
20 minutes longer than feature film, TV version of first part of Henryk Sienkiewicz's trilogy (The Deluge, Colonel Wolodyjowski) set during the Cossack Wars, against the Zaporozhians of Bohdan Chmielnicki. This was a turbulent time in the history of the Cossacks, when they were trying to establish a state for themselves. The unsuccessful attempt resulted in their annexation to the Russiam ...
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Fire in the Steppe [Pan Wolodyjowski] (The Trilogy, Book III)15 reviews
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Copernicus Society of America / Hippocrene Books, 1992
Wonderful Epics and Don't be Afraid of Epics
+ Tremendous conclusion
+ Memorable ending to a great trilogy
+ One of the greatest historical epics of all time
+ Wonderful Book
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With Fire and Sword, Vol. 14 reviews
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Samuel A. Binion
Fredonia Books (NL), 2002
one of the best historical novels ever
+ 21st century American history written in advance?
+ East-European History 101
+ Literature of the highest quality
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With Fire and Sword, Vol. 2: A Tale of the Past3 reviews
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Samuel A. Binion
Fredonia Books (NL), 2002
Ignore the Ukrainian axe grinders, the book is great
+ one of the best historical novels ever
+ With Fire and Sword ý Henryk Sienkiewicz
This is a fantastic book that comes highly recommended, as you will see by reading the full set of 40+ reviews. There are about 3 Ukrainian-Americans, however, who have gone through every review and panned it out of ethnic axe grinding. A shame. Whatever you view on its historical accuracy (it's ...
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The Deluge : An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia17 reviews
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Jeremiah Curtin
Fredonia Books, 2005
Outstanding, with lessons for today
+ Dude... I cried at certain parts of this book...
+ Grand Entertaining Sweep of History
The stormy romance between Andei Kmicic and Olenka Billevich seems like an allegory of the relationship between the Polish szlachta and Poland itself. The petty squabbling, quarreling, and self-serving behavior of the szlachta alienates them from their country as Kmicic's headstrong and reckless ...
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With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i Mieczem), Parts 1 & 29 reviews
Izabella Scorupco, Michal Zebrowski
Polart, 2004
This film changed my life!
+ An excellent adaptation of a masterpiece
+ Great History.
+ Very good
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Jerzy Hoffman Trilogy3 reviews
Sienkiewicz Triology
Polart, 2004
Poland has not yet perished as long as we still live
+ FINALLY!
+ A fine effort.
Read the trilogy first because it is one of the few true masterfull trilogies then watch the trilogy on dvd
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Against a Crimson Sky: A Novel20 reviews
James Conroyd Martin
St. Martin's Griffin, 2007
A Sweeping Epic Against a Crimson Sky
+ Against a Crimson Sky
"Against a Crimson Sky" takes a gripping historical look at the final partition of Poland (1795), it's people, and tells the personal story of the Stelnickis. Martin uses a grand, sweeping style reminiscent of epic storytelling to paint a vivid picture of the era. "Against a Crimson Sky" is a book ...
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The Teutonic Knights22 reviews
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Miroslaw Lipinksi (Editor)
Hippocrene Books, 1996
Sienkiewicz, Poland's National Hero of Literature
+ Well written...
+ I Loved This
+ Timeless Values Win Over In This Timeless Struggle
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With Fire and Sword - Ogniem i mieczem
Polart Distribution, 1999
20 minutes longer than feature film, TV version of first part of Henryk Sienkiewicz's trilogy (The Deluge, Colonel Wolodyjowski) set during the Cossack Wars, against the Zaporozhians of Bohdan Chmielnicki. This was a turbulent time in the history of the Cossacks, when they were trying to establish a state for themselves. The unsuccessful attempt resulted in their annexation to the Russiam ...
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The Deluge : An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia17 reviews
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Jeremiah Curtin
Fredonia Books, 2005
Outstanding, with lessons for today
+ Dude... I cried at certain parts of this book...
+ Grand Entertaining Sweep of History
The stormy romance between Andei Kmicic and Olenka Billevich seems like an allegory of the relationship between the Polish szlachta and Poland itself. The petty squabbling, quarreling, and self-serving behavior of the szlachta alienates them from their country as Kmicic's headstrong and reckless ...
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Fire in the Steppe [Pan Wolodyjowski] (The Trilogy, Book III)15 reviews
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Copernicus Society of America / Hippocrene Books, 1992
Wonderful Epics and Don't be Afraid of Epics
+ Tremendous conclusion
+ Memorable ending to a great trilogy
+ One of the greatest historical epics of all time
+ Wonderful Book
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The Knights of the Cross: or, Krzyzacy - a Historical Romance2 reviews
Henryk Sienkiewicz
BiblioBazaar, 2006
Sienkiewicz is brilliant
I have read all of the Sienkiewicz's books... they are all amazing. Story is great and the history accurate.
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