With Fire and Sword

With Fire and Sword (Polish Ogniem i mieczem) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1884, and made into a movie (With Fire and Sword - the movie) in 1999. It is the first volume of a series known as The Trilogy. The book's sequels are The Deluge (Potop, 1886) and Pan Michael (Pan Wo?odyjowski, 1888), aka Fire in the Steppe.

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Polish - Historical novel - Polish - Henryk Sienkiewicz - 1884 - Movie - With Fire and Sword - the movie - 1999 - The Trilogy - The Deluge - Pan Michael - Fire in the Steppe

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With Fire and Sword is an action/historical fiction novel set in the 17th century in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Chmielnicki uprising. It was initially serialized in several Polish newspapers, chapters appearing in weekly instalments. It gained enormous popularity in Poland, and by the turn of the 20th century had become one of the most popular Polish books ever. It became obligatory reading in Polish schools, and has been translated into most European languages.

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Action - Historical fiction - 17th century - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Chmielnicki - Uprising - Serial - 20th century

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