The Deluge (novel)
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For other novels, see Deluge (disambiguation) § Literature.
The Deluge (Polish: Potop) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1886. It is the second volume of a three-volume series known to Poles as "The Trilogy," having been preceded by With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem, 1884) and followed by Fire in the Steppe (Pan Wołodyjowski, 1888). The novel tells a story of a fictional Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth soldier and noble Andrzej Kmicic and shows a panorama of the Commonwealth during its historical period of the Deluge, which was a part of the Northern Wars.
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Author | Henryk Sienkiewicz |
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Original title | Potop |
Translator | Jeremiah Curtin |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
Series | The Trilogy |
Genre | Historical novel |
Publication date | 1886 |
Preceded by | With Fire and Sword |
Followed by | Fire in the Steppe |
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