The Little Trilogy

by Henryk Sienkiewicz and Alex Brown

Translated by Miroslaw Lipinski. Available for the first time in one volume are three memorable Sienkiewicz stories: The Old Servant; Hania; and Selim Mirza. Follows the volatile friendship of two... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781802938
• ISBN13: 9780781802932
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Read Hania and you'll be hooked on Sienkiewicz forever

There's nothing to add really to the previous review, I would just like to stress that Hania (the second story) is so good it would deserve 5 stars on its own.

Two out of three ain't bad when they're this good.

"The Little Trilogy" is three loosely related stories from the pen of Henryk Sienkiewicz, most famous for "Quo Vadis" and his Trilogy. I discovered Sienkiewicz through "With Fire and Sword", the first book of the Trilogy, and I have been stalking his remaining books like a ravenous wolf ever since. This man constructs plots like Alexander Dumas and ranks with Tolstoy's greatest novels for sheer scope. He is, quite simply, the best writer I have ever been exposed to from a literary standpoint as well as from the sheer enjoyment I've gleaned from his novels."The Little Trilogy" is only a peek at what he's really capable of, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. The first story is a charming example of his ability to create characters that you just fall in love with. The second story is the longest of the three and, by far, the most fully realized. It's a romance that transforms itself into a story of almost gothic tragedy. The characters grab you, and I could not put it down! The last piece is a military story that meanders a bit and lacks the characterization and tight plot structure that are Sienkiewicz's hallmarks. Enjoyable, beautifully written, but probably essential only to Sienkiewicz groupies.