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  1. Chapter 1

    Remarks on Personages in The Deluge

    This chapter provides historical background on key figures in 'The Deluge,' including the lineage of Yan Kazimir and Karl Gustav, the career of Yan Zamoyski, and the identity of the hero Kmita.

  2. Chapter 2

    Polish Alphabet

    This chapter provides a guide to the transliteration of Polish names and phonetic combinations used in the book, explaining how Polish letters and digraphs correspond to English sounds to aid readers unfamiliar with the language.

  3. Chapter 3

    Accent

    This chapter explains the general rule of Polish accentuation, noting that most Polish words are accented on the penultimate syllable, with exceptions for foreign names, certain compounds, and words with enclitics. Polish names of men and places typically follow the penult rule.

  4. Chapter 4

    Titles of Rank and Address

    This chapter explains the hierarchy of military ranks in Poland, specifically the grand hetman and field-hetman, and clarifies the proper translation and usage of terms like 'your worthiness' and the honorifics Pan, Pani, and Panna.

  5. Chapter 5

    The Deluge

    The chapter depicts the Swedish invasion of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, known as 'The Deluge,' focusing on the widespread destruction, the collapse of resistance, and the moral and political turmoil faced by the nobility. Key figures like Prince Yanush Radzivill betray the Commonwealth by allying with Sweden, while others like Kmita and Volodyovski struggle with loyalty, honor, and the fight for national survival.

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  1. Chapter 6I
  2. Chapter 7II
  3. Chapter 8III
  4. Chapter 9IV
  5. Chapter 10V
  6. Chapter 11VI
  7. Chapter 12VII
  8. Chapter 13VIII
  9. Chapter 14IX
  10. Chapter 15X
  11. Chapter 16Chapter XI
  12. Chapter 17XII
  13. Chapter 18XIII
  14. Chapter 19XIV
  15. Chapter 20Chapter XV
  16. Chapter 21XVI
  17. Chapter 22XVII
  18. Chapter 23XVIII
  19. Chapter 24XIX
  20. Chapter 25XX
  21. Chapter 26XXI
  22. Chapter 27XXII
  23. Chapter 28XXIII
  24. Chapter 29XXIV
  25. Chapter 30XXV
  26. Chapter 31XXVI
  27. Chapter 32XXVII
  28. Chapter 33Chapter XXVIII
  29. Chapter 34XXIX
  30. Chapter 35The Disguised Journey
  31. Chapter 36Chapter XXXI
  32. Chapter 37XXXII
  33. Chapter 38XXXIII
  34. Chapter 39XXXIV
  35. Chapter 40XXXV
  36. Chapter 41Chapter XXXVI
  37. Chapter 42XXXVII
  38. Chapter 43XXXVIII
  39. Chapter 44XXXIX
  40. Chapter 45XL
  41. Chapter 46XLI
  42. Chapter 47XLII
  43. Chapter 48XLIII
  44. Chapter 49XLIV
  45. Chapter 50XLV
  46. Chapter 51XLVI
  47. Chapter 52The Awakening of the Nation
  48. Chapter 53XLVIII
  49. Chapter 54XLIX
  50. Chapter 55Chapter L
  51. Chapter 56LI
  52. Chapter 57LII
  53. Chapter 58LIII
  54. Chapter 59LIV
  55. Chapter 60LV
  56. Chapter 61LVI
  57. Chapter 62LVII
  58. Chapter 63LVIII
  59. Chapter 64LIX
  60. Chapter 65LX
  61. Chapter 66LXI
  62. Chapter 67LXII
  63. Chapter 68LXIII
  64. Chapter 69LXIV
  65. Chapter 70LXV
  66. Chapter 71LXVI
  67. Chapter 72LXVII
  68. Chapter 73LXVIII
  69. Chapter 74LXIX
  70. Chapter 75LXX
  71. Chapter 76LXXI
  72. Chapter 77LXXII
  73. Chapter 78LXXIII
  74. Chapter 79LXXIV
  75. Chapter 80LXXV
  76. Chapter 81LXXVI
  77. Chapter 82LXXVII
  78. Chapter 83LXXVIII
  79. Chapter 84LXXIX
  80. Chapter 85LXXX
  81. Chapter 86LXXXI
  82. Chapter 87LXXXII
  83. Chapter 88LXXXIII
  84. Chapter 89LXXXIV
  85. Chapter 90LXXXV
  86. Chapter 91LXXXVI
  87. Chapter 92LXXXVII
  88. Chapter 93LXXXVIII
  89. Chapter 94LXXXIX
  90. Chapter 95XC
  91. Chapter 96XCI
  92. Chapter 97XCII
  93. Chapter 98XCIII
  94. Chapter 99XCIV
  95. Chapter 100XCV
  96. Chapter 101XCVI
  97. Chapter 102XCVII
  98. Chapter 103Endnotes
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