Project Gutenberg 2011-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 134 Sienkiewicz, Henryk 1846 1916 Curtin, Jeremiah 1835 1906 Hania Prologue to Hania: The old servant -- Hania -- Tartar captivity -- Let us follow him -- Be thou blessed -- At the source -- Charcoal sketches -- The organist of Ponikla -- Lux in tenebris lucet -- On the bright shore -- That third woman. Produced by David E. Brown, Bryan Ness, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Hania" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the titular character, Hania, the granddaughter of an old servant named Mikolai Suhovolski, and her relationship with Henri, the young heir now tasked with her guardianship after Mikolai's death. The story weaves themes of love, duty, and the transitions of life, set against a backdrop of Polish nobility and the complexities of familial responsibilities. The opening of "Hania" introduces the reader to Mikolai, an old servant who holds a significant place in the narrator's childhood memories. His character is depicted as both authoritarian yet affectionate, demonstrating a deep sense of duty and loyalty that profoundly influences the young narrator. Following Mikolai's passing, the narrator and Hania are left to navigate their new roles as guardian and ward, filled with sorrow yet bound by a shared history. The initial scenes capture the melancholy of loss while hinting at the care and affection that will evolve between Hania and her protector, setting the stage for a deep emotional journey intertwined with the notions of love and responsibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Polish fiction -- Translations into English PG Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 953169 953111 2024-09-15T12:19:32.708003 2023-09-16T05:58:14.166476 text/html text/html 961497 2011-07-02T16:28:20 text/html; charset=us-ascii 501577 2011-07-02T16:28:22 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 561521 2024-09-15T12:19:47.244929 application/epub+zip 571199 2024-09-15T12:19:35.566015 application/epub+zip 428100 2024-09-15T12:19:33.980021 application/epub+zip 796630 2024-09-15T12:19:56.176880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 722692 2024-09-15T12:19:45.659938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 673619 2022-09-16T16:24:19.331725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 887492 2024-09-15T12:19:31.087071 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 887390 2011-07-02T16:28:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 336167 2011-07-02T16:28:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 887337 2011-07-02T16:28:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 336086 2011-07-02T16:28:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 887343 2011-07-02T16:28:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 335995 2011-07-02T16:28:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22248 2024-09-15T12:19:56.345869 application/rdf+xml 10113 2024-09-15T12:19:34.383984 image/jpeg 2790 2024-09-15T12:19:34.190997 image/jpeg 545432 2024-09-15T12:19:32.794020 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia