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)

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Chapter I p.1 24:11 Gelesen von KHand
Chapter I p. 2 22:36 Gelesen von KHand
Chapter II p. 1 26:27 Gelesen von KHand
Chapter II p. 2 25:16 Gelesen von KHand
Chapter III p. 1 25:44 Gelesen von KHand
Chapter III p. 2 19:08 Gelesen von KHand
Chapter IV 32:57 Gelesen von Simona Rusu
Chapter V p. 1 29:24 Gelesen von Simona Rusu
Chapter V p. 2 28:16
Chapter VI 29:51 Gelesen von Nadja Fernandes
Chapter VII 36:09 Gelesen von KHand
Chapter VIII 23:23 Gelesen von KHand
Chapter IX 29:17 Gelesen von KHand
Chapter X 20:33 Gelesen von KHand
Chapter XI 25:09 Gelesen von KHand
Chapter XII 29:18 Gelesen von Gillian Hendrie
Chapter XIII 25:25 Gelesen von MajorHistory
Chapter XIV 32:34 Gelesen von MajorHistory
Chapter XV 36:58 Gelesen von MajorHistory
Chapter XVI 22:50 Gelesen von MajorHistory
Chapter XVII 15:34 Gelesen von Elsie Selwyn
Chapter XVIII 21:31 Gelesen von KHand
Chapter XIX 27:30 Gelesen von KHand
Chapter XX 37:14 Gelesen von MajorHistory
Chapter XXI 33:17 Gelesen von MajorHistory
Chapter XXII 23:38 Gelesen von MajorHistory
Chapter XXIII 27:42 Gelesen von MajorHistory
Chapter XXIV 22:06 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XXV 23:46 Gelesen von JeffE
Chapter XXVI 14:17 Gelesen von JeffE
Chapter XXVII 18:53 Gelesen von JeffE
Chapter XXVIII 25:17 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XXIX 35:39 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XXX 53:01 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XXXI 31:46 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XXXII 46:57 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XXXIII 27:40 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XXXIV 29:38 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XXXV 47:35 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XXXVI 14:59 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XXXVII 39:31 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XXXVIII 39:03 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XXXIX 25:30 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XL 49:33 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XLI 37:39 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XLII 30:40 Gelesen von Lynette Caulkins
Chapter XLIII 26:20 Gelesen von Lynette Caulkins
Chapter XLV 13:54 Gelesen von Lynette Caulkins
Chapter XLIV 18:26 Gelesen von Lynette Caulkins
Chapter XLVI 35:24 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XLVII 21:59 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XLVIII 40:46 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter XLIX 32:11 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter L 35:31 Gelesen von David Granville Young
Chapter LI part 1 36:41 Gelesen von William Allan Jones
Chapter LI part 2 42:43 Gelesen von William Allan Jones
Chapter LII 24:32 Gelesen von Andrew Gaunce
Chapter LIII 22:30 Gelesen von Andrew Gaunce
Chapter LIV 19:19 Gelesen von Andrew Gaunce
Chapter LV 23:48 Gelesen von Hanna Ponomarenko
Chapter LVI 27:17 Gelesen von Michele Eaton

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historical fiction at its finest


(5 stars)

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.