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The Baron's Sons

Mór Jókai

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. . .The hussar officer danced for awhile and otherwise sought to amuse himself. Cards were never played at the Plankenhorst parties. Young ladies were there in plenty, and Richard enjoyed the reputation of a veritable Don Juan; but the very ease of his conquests destroyed their value in his eyes. A little maid-servant, however, who slapped him and ran away because he pinched her cheek, was something new. No man had ever defeated him in a duel, nor woman triumphed over him in a love affair.

Entering the supper-room later with his brother, he saw the little maid-servant presiding over the lemonade, and he pointed her out to Jenő.

[Pg 66]"You bungler!" exclaimed the latter, under his breath; "you only fall from one blunder into another. She isn't a servant, but Miss Edith Liedenwall, a relative of the family."

"What! She one of the family? And do they leave her alone on the stairs in the evening, and let her serve lemonade to the guests?"

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Community Reviews

Since this is a translation of a mid-Victorian novel, I suppose it shouldn't be surprising that the writing sometimes seems uneven: sometimes funny, biting, brilliant; other times over-the-top sentimental or sensational. The story follows the three sons of an evil Baron (in the original Hungarian, t

Egyetemista koromban jöttem rá, hogy ennek a történetnek több köze van az eposz műfajához, mint a regényéhez. (Azóta készülök az újraolvasásra, aztán ez a súlyos-szörnyű március hozta meg az alkalmat és az ötletet.) Több itt a mitológiai alak, mint a földi ember; még szerencse, hogy az előbbiekből i

Baradlay Jenő my beloved

This is the second book by Jókai that I’ve read, after Poor Plutocrats. I enjoyed The Baron’s Sons at least as much, simply because it is well written, with incisive words and a general strategy of understatement; and it is well translated (by P.F. Bicknell). The story of three sons’ fates in the Hu

Már csak Baradlayné miatt megadnám az 5 csillagot de mellette is rengeteg érdekes és izgalmas karaktert mutatott be a könyv a regényes történetbe szőve (nem teljesen értem miért nem imádtam már hetedikben)

A beautiful Hungarian classic. I read it a while ago and loved it. Now I'm translating it for a friend.

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