# In Vain (Sienkiewicz)

BY
HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ
Author of "QUO VADIS," "WITH FIRE AND SWORD," "THE DELUGE," "PAN MICHAEL," "HANIA," ETC.
TRANSLATED FROM THE POLISH
BY
JEREMIAH CURTIN
BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1899
Copyright, 1899,
By Jeremiah Curtin.
All rights reserved.
University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
INTRODUCTORY.
"In Vain," the first literary work of Sienkiewicz, was written before he had passed the eighteenth year of his life and while he was studying at Warsaw.
Though not included in his collected works by the author, this book will be received with much favor; of this I feel certain.
The first book of the man who wrote "With Fire and Sword" and "Quo Vadis" will interest those of his admirers who live in America and the British Empire. These people are counted at present by millions.
This volume contains pictures of student life drawn by a student who saw the life which he describes in the following pages. This student was a person of exceptional power and exceptional qualities, hence the value of that which he gives us.
JEREMIAH CURTIN.
Jerusalem, Palestine, March 8, 1899.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
* Chapter I................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* Chapter II................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
* Chapter III................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................40
* Chapter IV................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................55
* Chapter V................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................67
* Chapter VI................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................78
* Chapter VII................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................90
* Chapter VIII................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................100
* Chapter IX................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................108
* Chapter X................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................121
* Chapter XI................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................133
* Chapter XII................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................139
* Chapter XIII................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................152
* Chapter XIV................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................159
* Chapter XV................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................174
* Chapter XVI................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................180
* Chapter XVII................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................189
* Chapter XVIII................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................195
* Chapter XIX................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................205
* Chapter XX................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................212
* Chapter XXI................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................217
* Chapter XXII................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................228
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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