The Deluge Volume 2


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The Deluge (Polish: Potop) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1886. It is the second volume of a three-volume series known to Poles as "the Trilogy," having been preceded by With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem, 1884) and followed by Fire in the Steppe (Pan Wołodyjowski, 1886). The novel tells a story of a fictional Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth soldier and noble Andrzej Kmicic and shows a panorama of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Swedish invasion of Poland known in the Polish tradtion as „Potop” (hence the title). Kmita is a patriot who, nevertheless, unexpectedly and unwittingly finds himself on the wrong side of the conflict as a new war starts to ravage the already weakened Commonwealth. This decision costs him dearly as his beloved Olenka now sees him as a traitor. This is an epic panorama of a country that is torn not only by a war with the external enemy, but also by a struggle with unscrupulous nobles who use their country's plight as an opportunity to magnify their power and zone of influence even if that means siding with the enemy. On the other hand we also see valiant soldiers, who, both with their swords and their wits, fight to expel the invading army. - Summary by Wikipedia and Piotr Nater (29 hr 26 min)

Chapters

Chapter I p.1 24:11 Read by KHand
Chapter I p. 2 22:36 Read by KHand
Chapter II p. 1 26:27 Read by KHand
Chapter II p. 2 25:16 Read by KHand
Chapter III p. 1 25:44 Read by KHand
Chapter III p. 2 19:08 Read by KHand
Chapter IV 32:57 Read by Simona Rusu
Chapter V p. 1 29:24 Read by Simona Rusu
Chapter V p. 2 28:16
Chapter VI 29:51 Read by Nadja Fernandes
Chapter VII 36:09 Read by KHand
Chapter VIII 23:23 Read by KHand
Chapter IX 29:17 Read by KHand
Chapter X 20:33 Read by KHand
Chapter XI 25:09 Read by KHand
Chapter XII 29:18 Read by Gillian Hendrie
Chapter XIII 25:25 Read by MajorHistory
Chapter XIV 32:34 Read by MajorHistory
Chapter XV 36:58 Read by MajorHistory
Chapter XVI 22:50 Read by MajorHistory
Chapter XVII 15:34 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter XVIII 21:31 Read by KHand
Chapter XIX 27:30 Read by KHand
Chapter XX 37:14 Read by MajorHistory
Chapter XXI 33:17 Read by MajorHistory
Chapter XXII 23:38 Read by MajorHistory
Chapter XXIII 27:42 Read by MajorHistory
Chapter XXIV 22:06 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XXV 23:46 Read by JeffE
Chapter XXVI 14:17 Read by JeffE
Chapter XXVII 18:53 Read by JeffE
Chapter XXVIII 25:17 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XXIX 35:39 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XXX 53:01 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XXXI 31:46 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XXXII 46:57 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XXXIII 27:40 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XXXIV 29:38 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XXXV 47:35 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XXXVI 14:59 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XXXVII 39:31 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XXXVIII 39:03 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XXXIX 25:30 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XL 49:33 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XLI 37:39 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XLII 30:40 Read by Lynette Caulkins
Chapter XLIII 26:20 Read by Lynette Caulkins
Chapter XLV 13:54 Read by Lynette Caulkins
Chapter XLIV 18:26 Read by Lynette Caulkins
Chapter XLVI 35:24 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XLVII 21:59 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XLVIII 40:46 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter XLIX 32:11 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter L 35:31 Read by David Granville Young
Chapter LI part 1 36:41 Read by William Allan Jones
Chapter LI part 2 42:43 Read by William Allan Jones
Chapter LII 24:32 Read by Andrew Gaunce
Chapter LIII 22:30 Read by Andrew Gaunce
Chapter LIV 19:19 Read by Andrew Gaunce
Chapter LV 23:48 Read by Hanna Ponomarenko
Chapter LVI 27:17 Read by Michele Eaton

Reviews

historical fiction at its finest


(5 stars)

Jasna Gora (should be as famous as Malta and Vienna) is well worth a visit/pilgrimage...the treasury is a must see after visiting the Black Madonna of course. A votive offering for a special intention may be in order. A special note about the readers....very very well done. This masterpiece was handled with extraordinary care and I felt privileged to listen....I hope many more do.