Chapter I: Front Matter

Historical Romances.

_Poland, Turkey, Russia, and Sweden_.

With Fire And Sword. 1 vol.
The Deluge. 2 vols.
Pan Michael. 1 vol.

_Rome in the time of Nero_.

"Quo Vadis." 1 vol.

Novels of Modern Poland.

Children of the Soil. 1 vol.
Without Dogma. 1 vol. (Translated by Iza Young.)

Short Stories.

Hania, and Other Stories. 1 vol.
Sielanka, a Forest Picture, and Other Stories. 1 vol.

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On the Bright Shore. 1 vol.
Let Us Follow Him. 1 vol.

*** The above two are also included in the volume entitled
"Hania."

Yanko the Musician, and Other Stories, 1 vol.
Lillian Morris, and Other Stories, 1 vol.

*** The tales and sketches included in these two volumes are now reprinted with others by Sienkiewicz in the volume entitled "Sielanka, a Forest Picture, and Other Stories."

THE DELUGE.

An Historical Novel

OF

POLAND, SWEDEN, AND RUSSIA.

A SEQUEL TO

"WITH FIRE AND SWORD."

BY

HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ.

_AUTHORIZED AND UNABRIDGED TRANSLATION FROM
THE POLISH BY_

JEREMIAH CURTIN.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

Vol. I.

BOSTON:
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1915.

_Copyright, 1891_, by Jeremiah Curtin.

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Printers
S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.

TO HON. CHARLES A. DANA,

Editor of "The Sun,"
New York.

Sir,--I beg to dedicate to you this translation of a remarkable work, touching a period eventful in the history of the Poles, and the Slav race in general. You will appreciate the pictures of battle and trial contained in these volumes, for you know great events not from books merely but from personal contact. You receive pleasure from various literatures, and from considering those points of character by which nations and men are distinguished; hence, as I think, THE DELUGE will give you some mental enjoyment, and perhaps turn your attention to a new field of history.

JEREMIAH CURTIN.

Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of Ethnology,
November 25, 1891.