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With Fire and Sword is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1884. It is the first volume of a series known to Poles as The Trilogy, followed by The Deluge (1886) and Fire in the Steppe (also published under the title Sir Michael, or Colonel Wolodyjowski). Sienkiewicz combines the adventure novel with the historical love story, setting the action in the huge territory from Silesia to easternmost Ukraine, mostly in military camps, but also at the royal court, in the manors of the nobility, and in local parliaments. With Fire and Sword is a historical fiction novel, set in the 17th century in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and chronicles the 17th century Cossack revolt known as the Chmielnicki Uprising. It was initially serialized in several Polish newspapers, chapters appearing in weekly installments. It gained enormous popularity in Poland, and by the turn of the 20th century had become one of the most popular Polish books ever. It became obligatory reading in Polish schools, and has been translated into English and most European languages. The trilogy was a vehicle for expressing Polish patriotism in a Poland partitioned and deprived of indep

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Author

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Publisher

Anncona Media AB

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction

Rating

3.96 / 5 (143 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14