Henryk Sienkiewicz - Novels

Novels

  • The Trilogy (Trylogia), comprising:
    • With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem, 1884), which took place during the 17th century Cossack revolt known as the Khmelnytsky Uprising; made into a movie with the same title. A video game based on the novel, Mount&Blade: With Fire & Sword, has been released by Turkish studio TaleWorlds.;
    • The Deluge, (Potop, 1886), describing the Swedish invasion of Poland known as The Deluge; made into a movie with the same title;
    • Fire in the Steppe also called Pan Michael (Pan Wołodyjowski, 1888), which took place during wars with the Ottoman Empire in the late 17th century; made into a film titled Colonel Wolodyjowski.
  • The Teutonic Knights, also translated as The Knights of the Cross, ISBN 0-7818-0433-7 (Krzyżacy, 1900, relating to the Battle of Grunwald); made into a movie with the same title in 1960 by Aleksander Ford.
  • Quo Vadis (1895) The story of St. Peter in Rome during the reign of Emperor Nero.
  • On the Field of Glory (1906) The story of King John III Sobieski and the Battle of Vienna.
  • In Desert and Wilderness (W pustyni i w puszczy, 1912).
  • The Polaniecki Family (Rodzina Połanieckich, 1894).
  • Without Dogma (Bez dogmatu, 1891).
  • Vortices (Wiry, 1910).

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