More Tales by Polish Authors

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benecke, Else C. M. (Else Cecilia Mendelssohn), 1873-1917.

Contributor:

Prus, Bolesław, 1847-1912

Reymont, Władysław Stanisław, 1867-1925

Sieroszewski, Wacław, 1858-1945

Szymański, Adam, 1852-1916

Żeromski, Stefan, 1864-1925

Busch, Marie, 1885-1958

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"More Tales by Polish Authors" by Else C. M. Benecke et al. is a collection of translated short stories likely written in the early 20th century. The book showcases a variety of narratives reflecting Polish culture and experiences, likely drawing on themes of hardship, community, and resilience as depicted in the lives of ordinary people. At the start of the collection, the opening story, "Maciej the Mazur" by Adam Szymanski, immerses the reader in a remote, desolate part of Siberia, where the protagonist, recounting his experiences, observes the harsh realities of life in a distant settlement known as X----. The narrative introduces key characters, including the shoemaker Stanislaw Swiatelki, who is trying to maintain connections with his family back home through letter writing, and Maciej, a large peasant who works for him. As a snowstorm rages outside, the atmosphere of loneliness and the struggles of the characters resonate, setting the tone for the themes of longing and survival that permeate the tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Maciej the Mazur / Adam Szymański

Two prayers / Adam Szymański

The trial / W. St. Reymont

The stronger sex / Stefan Żeromski

The Chukchee / W. Sieroszewski

The returning wave / Bolesław Prus [pseud.]

Credits:

Produced by David Clarke, JoAnn Greenwood and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2011-03-02