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Author | Henryk Sienkiewicz |
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Original title | Na Polu Chwały |
Translator | Jeremiah Curtin |
Language | Polish |
Genre | Historical novel |
Publisher | Little, Brown (US) |
Publication date | 1906 |
Publication place | Poland |
On the Field of Glory (Polish: Na Polu Chwały) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1906. The novel tells a story of a fictional young impoverished Polish nobleman and his love for a young aristocratic woman. The story is set during the reign of King John III Sobieski up to the eve of the Battle of Vienna. It was published in the United Kingdom by John Lane, the Bodley Head, London, under the title The Field of Glory, 1906. The Polish original was published: nakład i druk Tow. Akc. S. Orgelbranda Synów, Warszawa, 1906.