The Faithful River
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Stefan Żeromski Wierna rzeka rękopis.jpg
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Location of the plot of the novel (map from the 19th century)
The Faithful River was a 1912 novel written in Paris by Polish writer Stefan Żeromski. The novel is set in Poland during the January Uprising from 1863 to 1865 and chronicles the story of a wounded soldier who is nursed back to health by a young maiden in charge of the manor house of her absent owners. The novel focuses on personal stories, triumphs, and tribulations in times of war.
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- Review at the Polish Library in Washington
Categories:
- Polish novels
- 1912 novels
- Polish historical novels
- Novels set in Poland
- Fiction set in the 1860s
- 20th-century Polish novels
- 1910s novel stubs
- Historical novel stubs
- Poland stubs