| Author | Władysław Umiński |
|---|---|
| Language | Polish |
| Genre | adventure fiction |
Publication date | 1898 |
| Publication place |  Poland |
Tajemnicza bandera i flibustierowie (The Mysterious Banner and the Buccaneers) – later editions titled Flibustierowie (Buccaneers) or less commonly Tajemnicza Bandera (The Mysterious Banner), sometimes with the subtitle Powieść na tle dziejów Indii Zachodnich (A Novel Set Against the History of the West Indies) – is an exotic adventure novel[1] for young readers by Władysław Umiński from 1898 (serialized; book edition from 1901). The book has seen around 10 editions, most of them during the Polish People's Republic era; the communist government found the book's theme – criticism of capitalism and the United States – appealing. The novel tells the story of Poles participating in the Spanish–American War.
- ^ Granat, Wincenty; Gryglewicz, Feliks; Łukaszyk, Romuald; Sułowski, Zygmunt (1983). Encyklopedia katolicka: Docent-Ezzo [Catholic Encyclopedia: Docent–Ezzo] (in Polish). Tow. Nauk. Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego. p. 493.