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Title: More Tales by Polish Authors

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

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
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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.)

Contributor: Prus, Bolesław, 1847-1912

Contributor: Reymont, Władysław Stanisław, 1867-1925

Contributor: Sieroszewski, Wacław, 1858-1945

Contributor: Szymański, Adam, 1852-1916

Contributor: Żeromski, Stefan, 1864-1925

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

Translator: Busch, Marie, 1885-1958

EBook No.: 35457

Published: Mar 2, 2011

Downloads: 133

Language: English

Subject: Polish fiction -- Translations into English

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: More Tales by Polish Authors

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

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.)

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.)

Contributor: Prus, Bolesław, 1847-1912

Contributor: Reymont, Władysław Stanisław, 1867-1925

Contributor: Sieroszewski, Wacław, 1858-1945

Contributor: Szymański, Adam, 1852-1916

Contributor: Żeromski, Stefan, 1864-1925

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

Translator: Busch, Marie, 1885-1958

EBook No.: 35457

Published: Mar 2, 2011

Downloads: 133

Language: English

Subject: Polish fiction -- Translations into English

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.