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The Deluge Volume 2

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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

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Chapter I p. 2

22:36

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Chapter II p. 1

26:27

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Chapter II p. 2

25:16

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Chapter III p. 1

25:44

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Chapter III p. 2

19:08

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Chapter IV

32:57

Read by Simona Rusu

Chapter V p. 1

29:24

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Chapter V p. 2

28:16

Chapter VI

29:51

Read by Nadja Fernandes

Chapter VII

36:09

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Chapter VIII

23:23

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Chapter IX

29:17

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Chapter X

20:33

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Chapter XI

25:09

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Chapter XII

29:18

Read by Gillian Hendrie

Chapter XIII

25:25

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Chapter XIV

32:34

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Chapter XV

36:58

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Chapter XVI

22:50

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Chapter XVII

15:34

Read by Elsie Selwyn

Chapter XVIII

21:31

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Chapter XIX

27:30

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Chapter XX

37:14

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Chapter XXI

33:17

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Chapter XXII

23:38

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Chapter XXIII

27:42

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Chapter XXIV

22:06

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Chapter XXV

23:46

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Chapter XXVI

14:17

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Chapter XXVII

18:53

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Chapter XXVIII

25:17

Read by David Granville Young

Chapter XXIX

35:39

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Chapter XXX

53:01

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Chapter XXXI

31:46

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Chapter XXXII

46:57

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Chapter XXXIII

27:40

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Chapter XXXIV

29:38

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Chapter XXXV

47:35

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Chapter XXXVI

14:59

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Chapter XXXVII

39:31

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Chapter XXXVIII

39:03

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Chapter XXXIX

25:30

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Chapter XL

49:33

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Chapter XLI

37:39

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Chapter XLII

30:40

Read by Lynette Caulkins

Chapter XLIII

26:20

Read by Lynette Caulkins

Chapter XLV

13:54

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Chapter XLIV

18:26

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Chapter XLVI

35:24

Read by David Granville Young

Chapter XLVII

21:59

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Chapter XLVIII

40:46

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Chapter XLIX

32:11

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Chapter L

35:31

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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

Bewertungen

historical fiction at its finest

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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.