Henryk Sienkiewicz
Born
in Wola Okrzejska, Poland
May 05, 1846
Died
November 15, 1916
Genre
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Quo Vadis
22 editions
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published
1896
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W pustyni i w puszczy
450 editions
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published
1911
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Latarnik
6 editions
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published
1881
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Ogniem i mieczem (Trylogia, #1)
321 editions
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published
1884
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Potop (Trylogia, #2)
39 editions
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published
1886
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The Teutonic Knights
35 editions
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published
1900
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Pan Wołodyjowski (Trylogia, #3)
167 editions
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published
1886
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Potop. Tom I
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published
1954
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Janko Muzykant
34 editions
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published
1878
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Potop. Tom II
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“But I think happiness springs from another source, a far deeper one that doesn't depend on will because it comes from love.”
― Quo Vadis
― Quo Vadis
“Nevertheless, in this sea of human wretchedness and malice there bloomed at times compassion, as a pale flower blooms in a putrid marsh.”
― In Desert and Wilderness
― In Desert and Wilderness
“It is not Atlas who carries the world on his shoulders, but woman; and sometimes she plays with it as with a ball.”
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