Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 540 Łubieński, Maciej Lubienski, Maciej Ironia Pozorów Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Michalina Makowska, Eve Sobol, and Julia Jezierska. "Ironia Pozorów" by Maciej Łubieński is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around themes of poverty, ambition, and moral dilemmas faced by its characters, particularly focusing on a young man grappling with a sudden opportunity that could alter his fate forever. The opening establishes a somber setting filled with contrasts between wealth and destitution, reflecting the broader societal conflicts of the time. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to a tranquil yet dreary town gradually awakening to the light of day. We meet a young man who returns to a sparsely furnished attic, revealing his recently failed job search and his deep-rooted poverty. In the midst of his bleak existence, he discovers a lost wallet filled with a significant amount of money, triggering a moral struggle within him. Torn between the temptation to keep the wealth, which could provide a chance for a better life and the ethical dilemma of returning it to its rightful owner, he experiences a turbulent inner conflict that highlights his desperation, aspirations, and social commentary on the nature of wealth and integrity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pl Fiction PG Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 650851 649987 2025-03-03T06:19:53.694196 2023-10-03T07:03:19.230899 text/html text/html 787739 2013-05-01T22:19:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 273358 2013-05-01T22:19:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 331408 2025-03-03T06:20:02.981681 application/epub+zip 341935 2025-03-03T06:19:55.878170 application/epub+zip 1503744 2013-05-01T22:18:40 application/msword 2197147 2013-05-01T22:18:50 text/rtf 341935 2025-03-03T06:19:54.591197 application/epub+zip 586206 2025-03-03T06:20:08.406603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 548588 2025-03-03T06:20:02.216633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518594 2022-09-03T09:43:15.140748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 615265 579809 2025-03-03T06:19:49.307210 2023-10-03T07:03:15.623367 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 615117 2013-05-01T22:18:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 247716 2013-05-01T22:19:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 576757 2013-05-01T22:18:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 237716 2013-05-01T22:19:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 24278 2025-03-03T06:20:08.557605 application/rdf+xml 12136 2025-03-03T06:19:55.153194 image/jpeg 3198 2025-03-03T06:19:54.869181 image/jpeg 342170 2013-05-01T22:19:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 339087 2013-05-01T22:19:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 325886 2025-03-03T06:19:53.749181 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