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 was initially serialized in several Polish newspapers, chapters appearing in weekly installments. With Fire and Sword is a historical fiction novel, set in the 17th century in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. The novel has been adapted as a film several times, most recently in 1999.
It is the first volume of a series known to Poles as The Trilogy, followed by The Deluge ( Potop, 1886) and Fire in the Steppe (originally published under the Polish title Pan Wołodyjowski, which translates to Lord Wolodyjowski). With Fire and Sword (Polish: Ogniem i mieczem) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1884.
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