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100 1 _aReymont, Władysław Stanisław,
_d1867-1925
245 1 4 _aThe peasants, [vol. 1]
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aTranslation of part 1 of: Chłopi.
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peasants
500 _aRelease date is 2025-04-12
508 _aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Peasants, [vol. 1] Autumn" by Władysław Stanisław Reymont is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book centers on rural village life, depicting the everyday experiences of Polish peasants as they contend with the changing seasons, social customs, and their own relationships. The narrative focuses on characters like Boryna, his family, and their neighbors, giving an intimate portrayal of peasant struggles, family conflicts, traditions, and connection to the land. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the setting—a Polish village in the midst of autumn—through the travels and conversations of its varied inhabitants, including a wandering beggar woman named Agatha and the local priest. Daily work, anxieties about the coming winter, and village gossip are woven through richly detailed scenes: the potato harvest, efforts to heal a stricken cow, and the social tensions of inheritance and marriage. Central figures like Boryna, the prosperous and aging farmer, are revealed in their domestic conflicts, grief over losses, and considerations about remarriage. The community’s rhythms, feuds, and hierarchy are vividly established, immersing the reader in the rural world that will be explored throughout the rest of the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Alfred A Knopf, 1925
653 _aPolish fiction -- Translations into English
653 _aPeasants -- Poland -- Fiction
700 1 _aDziewicki, Michael Henry,
_d1851-1928
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/thepeasants-autumn/
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75846
999 _c116571
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