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The Knights of the Cross

Henryk Sienkiewicz

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .and; the most powerful of them will bow to our king and queen; they will come to Krakow, and we merchants will profit by it; perhaps some new domains, Bohemian or Hungarian, will be added to our kingdom."

Thus spoke the merchants among themselves, and their joy increased every moment. They feasted in the private houses and in the inns. The market place was filled with lanterns and torches. Almost till daybreak, there was great life and animation throughout the city.

During the morning, they heard more news from the castle.

They heard that the ksiondz Bishop Peter, had baptized the child during the night. On account of this, they feared that the little girl was not very strong. But the experienced townswomen quoted some similar cases, in which the infants had grown stronger immediately after baptism. Therefore they comforted themselves with this hope; their confidence was greatly increased by the name given to the princess.<. . . Read More

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Страшно много ми хареса-толкова е близко до нас!

Wiele zaskoczeń dała mi ta lektura, m.in.:
- zachwyt nad intrygą i zmyślnością bohaterów (a tak naprawdę autora),
- brutalność i naturalizm,
- odważna i charakterna postać kobieca,
- wspominanie elementów fantastycznych jak smoki, jednorożce, czarnoksiężnicy, strzygi,
- momentami gotycki klimat (kost

Given to me by my aunt and uncle when I was a teenager, The Teutonic Knights by Henry Sienkiewicz was a gift to expand my library collection. I loved books and had an affinity for English history, so they thought I'd love learning about all different aspects of the world from many years ago. I skimm

A real piece of history, which may look obsolete for the modern reader: no ghosts, no vampires, no SF, only men at war and their feelings...more

#biblioteca afectivă

Fiecare cititor împătimit are o bibliotecă afectivă. A mea începe, desigur, cu acest roman. În biblioteca personală, volumele nu sînt rînduite neapărat după valoare (deși romanul lui Sienkiewicz e valoros, fără a fi o capodoperă), ci după o ordine a trăirilor și desfătării produs

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