HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ

Author of "Quo Vadis," "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge,"
"Knights of the Cross" etc.

TRANSLATED FROM THE POLISH ORIGINAL BY

JEREMIAH CURTIN

BOSTON:
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
1906.

Copyright, 1906,
By Jeremiah Curtin.

Published January, 1906

THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

SIR THOMAS G. SHAUGHNESSY,

PRESIDENT OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD.

My Dear Sir Thomas:

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Jeremiah Curtin.