The Deluge Volume 2
Henryk Sienkiewicz
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The Deluge (Polish: Potop) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1886. It is the second volume of a three-volume series known to Poles as "the Trilogy," having been preceded by With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem, 1884) and followed by Fire in the Steppe (Pan Wołodyjowski, 1886). The novel tells a story of a fictional Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth soldier and noble Andrzej Kmicic and shows a panorama of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Swedish invasion of Poland known in the Polish tradtion as „Potop” (hence the title). Kmita is a patriot who, nevertheless, unexpectedly and unwittingly finds himself on the wrong side of the conflict as a new war starts to ravage the already weakened Commonwealth. This decision costs him dearly as his beloved Olenka now sees him as a traitor. This is an epic panorama of a country that is torn not only by a war with the external enemy, but also by a struggle with unscrupulous nobles who use their country's plight as an opportunity to magnify their power and zone of influence even if that means siding with the enemy. On the other hand we also see valiant soldiers, who, both with their swords and their wits, fight to expel the invading army. - Summary by Wikipedia and Piotr Nater (29 hr 26 min)
Chapters
Chapter I p.1 | 24:11 | Read by KHand |
Chapter I p. 2 | 22:36 | Read by KHand |
Chapter II p. 1 | 26:27 | Read by KHand |
Chapter II p. 2 | 25:16 | Read by KHand |
Chapter III p. 1 | 25:44 | Read by KHand |
Chapter III p. 2 | 19:08 | Read by KHand |
Chapter IV | 32:57 | Read by Simona Rusu |
Chapter V p. 1 | 29:24 | Read by Simona Rusu |
Chapter V p. 2 | 28:16 | |
Chapter VI | 29:51 | Read by Nadja Fernandes |
Chapter VII | 36:09 | Read by KHand |
Chapter VIII | 23:23 | Read by KHand |
Chapter IX | 29:17 | Read by KHand |
Chapter X | 20:33 | Read by KHand |
Chapter XI | 25:09 | Read by KHand |
Chapter XII | 29:18 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Chapter XIII | 25:25 | Read by MajorHistory |
Chapter XIV | 32:34 | Read by MajorHistory |
Chapter XV | 36:58 | Read by MajorHistory |
Chapter XVI | 22:50 | Read by MajorHistory |
Chapter XVII | 15:34 | Read by Elsie Selwyn |
Chapter XVIII | 21:31 | Read by KHand |
Chapter XIX | 27:30 | Read by KHand |
Chapter XX | 37:14 | Read by MajorHistory |
Chapter XXI | 33:17 | Read by MajorHistory |
Chapter XXII | 23:38 | Read by MajorHistory |
Chapter XXIII | 27:42 | Read by MajorHistory |
Chapter XXIV | 22:06 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XXV | 23:46 | Read by JeffE |
Chapter XXVI | 14:17 | Read by JeffE |
Chapter XXVII | 18:53 | Read by JeffE |
Chapter XXVIII | 25:17 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XXIX | 35:39 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XXX | 53:01 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XXXI | 31:46 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XXXII | 46:57 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XXXIII | 27:40 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XXXIV | 29:38 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XXXV | 47:35 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XXXVI | 14:59 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XXXVII | 39:31 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XXXVIII | 39:03 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XXXIX | 25:30 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XL | 49:33 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XLI | 37:39 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XLII | 30:40 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
Chapter XLIII | 26:20 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
Chapter XLV | 13:54 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
Chapter XLIV | 18:26 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
Chapter XLVI | 35:24 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XLVII | 21:59 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XLVIII | 40:46 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter XLIX | 32:11 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter L | 35:31 | Read by David Granville Young |
Chapter LI part 1 | 36:41 | Read by William Allan Jones |
Chapter LI part 2 | 42:43 | Read by William Allan Jones |
Chapter LII | 24:32 | Read by Andrew Gaunce |
Chapter LIII | 22:30 | Read by Andrew Gaunce |
Chapter LIV | 19:19 | Read by Andrew Gaunce |
Chapter LV | 23:48 | Read by Hanna Ponomarenko |
Chapter LVI | 27:17 | Read by Michele Eaton |
Reviews
historical fiction at its finest
Stephen Lowe
Jasna Gora (should be as famous as Malta and Vienna) is well worth a visit/pilgrimage...the treasury is a must see after visiting the Black Madonna of course. A votive offering for a special intention may be in order. A special note about the readers....very very well done. This masterpiece was handled with extraordinary care and I felt privileged to listen....I hope many more do.