No More Learning

The syrens. Arise, O song! In
Selver. Anthology, p. 212-14.
Sienkiewicz, Henryk. 1846-1916
- Bartek the Conqueror. In Benecke. Tales, p. 1-100.
Children of the soil; tr. by Jeremiah Curtin. Bost. Little,
Brown. 1898.
This novel depicts average social life in Poland in the 'oo's. The
characters are rather commonplace, and it has little of the charm of
the historical novels.
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POLISH' LITERATURE
Sienkiewicz, Henryk--Continued
The deluge; an historical novel of Poland, Sweden, and
Russia; a sequel to With fire and sword; tr. by Jeremiah
Curtin. 2v. Bost. Little, Brown. 1891.
This long novel, the second of the Trilogy, deals with the period
of the Swedish invasion. It is a thrilling tale and the description of
the siege of Czenstochowa, the Polish shrine, is a classic.
Hania; tr. by Jeremiah Curtin. Bost. Little, Brown. 1897.
Two previous volumes, "On the Bright Shore" and "Let us follow
Him" are included.
In desert and wilderness; tr. by Max A. Drezmal. Bost.
Little, Brown. 1912. Same, with illustrations by Rem-
ington Schuyler. Bost. Little, Brown. 1923.
This, the author's last novel, is' perhaps the most charming of all
his writings, and is enjoyed equally by children and adults. It is the
story of two children, a Polish boy and an English girl, who escape
from captivity at the hands of the Mahdi, and in the course of their
long trek across the African wilderness, accumulate elephants, servants,
weapons and a whole caravan, triumphantly overcoming insuperable
difficulties. It is as convincing as Robinson Crusoe.
Knights of the cross; tr. by Jeremiah Curtin. 2v. Bost.
Little, Brown. 1930.
Same; tr. by S. A. Binion. 3v. N. Y. Fenno. 1900.
Same; tr. by B. Dahl. (abridged) N. Y. Ogilvie. 1900.
Same; pt. 1 only; tr. by Count de Soissons. N. Y. Fenno.
1897.
Same; a special translation. N. Y. Street. 1900.
A picture of the contest with the Teutonic Knights is here presented
on a crowded canvas. Yurand of Spyhov is the incarnation of vengeance
and then of divine forgiveness. The death of the beloved and saintly
Queen Jadwiga forms an unforgettable chapter in the first part of the
book.
Letters from America. In Poland. 6:224, 346, 473, etc.
Mr. -D. '25; 7:156, etc. Ja. -My. '26.
--The lighthouse keeper of Aspinwall. In Stories by foreign
authors. N. Y. Scribner. 1902; also in Braddy, Nella,
ed. Masterpieces of adventure: Stories of the sea and
sky. N. Y. Doubleday. 1921.
Lillian Morris and other stories; tr. by Jeremiah Curtin.
Bost. Little, Brown. 1894.
Later included in the volume "Sielanka. "
On the field of glory; an historical novel of the time of
King John Sobieski. Lond. Lane. 1906.
Same; tr. by Henry Britoff. N. Y. Ogilvie. 1906.
This work was designed by the author as the beginning of a new
Trilogy, in which he would have celebrated the Polish rescue of Vienna;
but only the first volume was written; it therefore gives a sense of
incompleteness.
Pan Michael; an historical novel of Poland, the Ukraine,
and Turkey; a sequel to With fire and sword and The
deluge; authorized translation by Jeremiah Curtin. Bost.
Little, Brown. 1910.
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Same; tr. by S. A. Binion. Phil. Altemus. 1898.
Pan Michael--Mr. Michael--the little knight with the tender heart
and the fierce mustaches, here crowns the incredible deeds of the
Trilogy with a hero's death.
Quo vadis; a tale of the time of Nero; tr. by J. Curtin.
Bost. Little, Brown. 1896.
Same; tr. by W. E. Smith. N. Y. Ogilvie. 1898.
Same; tr. by S. A. Binion and S. Malevsky. Phil. Altemus.
1897.
Quo Vadis first gave the author fame outside his own country. It is
a dramatic presentation of the conflict between decaying Roman civiliza-
tion and the rising moral power of Christianity. Considered one of the
world's masterpieces, it has been translated into all languages and has
carried the author's name to readers who knew nothing of his great
Polish cycle.
Sielanka; a forest picture; and other stories; tr. by J.
Curtin. Bost. Little, Brown. 1898.
This volume and "Hania" contain all the short stories previously
published under separate titles. All are interesting and some are quite
delightful.
Whirlpools; tr. by Max A. Drezmal. Bost. Little, Brown.
1910.
With fire and sword; tr. by Jeremiah Curtin. Bost. Little,
Brown. 1890.
Same; tr. by Samuel A. Binion. N. Y. Crowell. 1905.
This is the first volume of the famous Trilogy, in which the author
has presented in fiction form, with a wealth of incident and detail, the
record of the heroic wars waged by Poland in the 17th century against
her various invaders. This volume deals with the revolt of th*;
Cossacks on the Ukrainian border: The Deluge follows with the Swedish
invasion, and Pan Michael records the valiant deeds of the men who
defended against the Turk.
Many of the characters are historical per-
sonages and are presented with fidelity to history, so far as their
recorded deeds are concerned, and with the novelist's license in regard
to their personal affairs. In With Fire and Sword, Pan Jan's search
for his betrothed furnishes the thread of romance on which are strung
the beads of description and adventure. In The Deluge, another hero,
Kmita, redeems the errors of a thotless past, and by heroic deeds in
defence of Czenstochowa wins forgiveness from king and lady. Pan
Michael, having contributed his generous part to these accomplish-
ments, carries his faithful heart to the Borderland where disaster stalks
his steps.
Without dogma; a novel of modern Poland; tr. by Isa
Young. Bost. Little, Brown. 1906.
A psychological portrait of an ultra-modern hero, whose chief char-
acteristic is an irresolution, presented as typical of an age of crumbling
faith and outworn ideals.
There have been numerous other editions of various works by
Sienkiewicz. Only the most important are listed here. The authorized
American publisher is Little, Brown and Company, Boston.
Sieroszewski, Waclaw. 1860-
The chukchee. In Benecke. More tales, p. 146-85.
A flight from Siberia. Lond. Hutchinson. 1909.
A narrative of escape from exile.
In Autumn. In sacrifice to the gods. In Benecke. Tales.
p. 137-98.
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POLISH LITERATURE
Sieroszewski, Waclaw--Continued
In the land of the Yakuts; tr. by K. Zuk-Skarszewski. In
Poland. 11:531. S. '30.
The vision of Sakura. In Poland. 9:270. My. '28.
This author may be considered the link between two generations of
writers. Exiled to a remote portion of Siberia in youth, his first
important work was Twelve years among the Yakuts, which gave him
position and standing as a scientific observer. In 1930 he was one of
the official representatives sent by a the Polish government to the _ un-
veiling of the Pulaski monument in Savannah, Ga. He has written
many novels, most of them based upon the exotic things he has witnessed
and places he has visited in the course of his long exile. Now he is
honored as the Nestor of Polish writers.
Szymanski, Adam. 1852-1916
Maciej the Mazur. Two prayers. In Benecke. More
tales, p. 1-51.
A pinch of salt. Kowalski the carpenter. In Benecke.
Selected Polish tales, p. 227-60.
Tetmajer, Kazimier Przerwa. 1863-
Father Peter. In Poland. 7:205. Ap. '26.
Melody of the night mists. In S. R. 5:145. Je. '26.
Song of the night mists. On the lonely road. Czardas.
In Selver. Anthology, p. 218-21.
This author stands next to Kasprowicz among the poets of the period,
and is eminent also in the fields of fiction and drama. His tales of the
Tatra mountains, not yet translated, are perhaps his most important
work.
Weyssenhoff, Jozef. 1860-
The sable and the girl; tr. by Kate Zuk-Skarszewska.
Lond. Allen and Unwin. 1929.
A poem in prose rather than a novel, a hymn in praise of youth
and health and the Lithuanian countryside, the habits and customs of
bird and beast, all the strong and intimate impressions of nature.
Against the many beautiful descriptive passages is set the simple,
tragic love of Michael, the young aristocrat, and Varsulka, the peasant
girl.
The voice. In Poland. 8:272. My. '27.
Zeromski, Stefan. 1864-1925
Ashes; tr. by Helen Stankiewicz-Zand. 2v. N. Y. Knopf.
1928.
This panoramic novel-of the Napoleonic period presents a record of
the deeds of Polish soldiers on the battlefields of those stormy years.
It passes in_ review the leading historical personages of the period,
and the fictitious characters are exponents of the various phases of the
mentality of the time.
Forebodings. In Benecke. Selected Polish tales, p. 261-8.
The stronger sex. In Benecke. More tales, p. 112-45.
Twilight. Temptation. In Benecke. Tales, p. 101-18.
CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
Bandrowski, Juljusz Kaden- 1885-
The sentence. In Benecke. Selected Polish tales, p. 307-
38.
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Bunikewicz, Witold. 1883-
The sad history of Heydasz the devil. In Poland. 12:19.
Ja. '31.
Choynowski, Piotr. 1886-
Janek's ordeal. In Poland. 8:14. Ja. '27.
Temptation. In Poland. 7:350. Je. '26.
The Voyevoda's Christmas Eve. In Poland. 11:716. D. '30.
Ejsmond, Juljan. 1892-1930
Within a red circle; a tale of a lynx hunt in the Polesie
wilderness. In Poland. 11:273. My. '30.
The graduate of Smorgonie. In Poland. 11:346. Je. '30.
Two short stories. In Poland. 11:468. Ag. '30.
Goetel, Ferdynand. 1890-
Back to civilization. In Poland. 8:654, 720. N. -D. '27.
From day to day. N. Y. Viking. 1931.
A powerful novel of post-war adjustment--the effort to reestablish
normal business, family and social relations after years as prisoners of
war in far off Turkestan; the revolt from restraint, the wild yearnings
to_ break loose; the necessity to earn a living; the calls of conflicting
friendships; the upsurge of memories and claims from those detached
years as a prisoner, all beating at once on frazzled nerves and lives
whose purposes have been either shattered or undermined by the
futility of war, by the feeling of a universe of futility.
Samson and Delilah. In Poland. 8:78, 143; F. , Mr. '27.
Grubinski, Waclaw. 1883-
The beloved "nothing. " The terrible puppet. Two Christ-
mas stories. In Poland. 9:17. Ja. '28.
The cream colored roses. In Poland. 9:406. Jl.