Transcriber's Note Certain typographical features such as italics and small capital letters cannot be reproduced in this version. Italics are denoted using the underscore character as a delimiter (e.g., _italic_). Any words printed in small capitals have been simply shifted to all upper case. The 'oe' ligature is rendered here as separate characters. Quoted text was printed in a smaller font. These passages are indented here to indicate this. The few footnotes, which appeared at the bottom of the page containing their references, have been moved to the end of each chapter. Please consult the notes at the end of this text for more detail about the text and the resolution on any printing anomalies. CHILDREN OF THE SOIL WORKS OF Henryk Sienkiewicz IN DESERT AND WILDERNESS WITH FIRE AND SWORD THE DELUGE. _2 Vols._ PAN MICHAEL CHILDREN OF THE SOIL "QUO VADIS" SIELANKA, A FOREST PICTURE THE KNIGHTS OF THE CROSS WITHOUT DOGMA WHIRLPOOLS ON THE FIELD OF GLORY LET US FOLLOW HIM CHILDREN OF THE SOIL. BY HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ, AUTHOR OF "WITH FIRE AND SWORD," "THE DELUGE," "PAN MICHAEL," "WITHOUT DOGMA," "YANKO THE MUSICIAN," "LILLIAN MORRIS," ETC. _AUTHORIZED AND UNABRIDGED TRANSLATION FROM THE POLISH BY_ JEREMIAH CURTIN. BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1917 _Copyright, 1895_, BY JEREMIAH CURTIN. _All rights reserved._ Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U.S.A. TO HIS EXCELLENCY, HON. FREDERIC T. GREENHALGE, Governor of Massachusetts. SIR,--You are at the head of a Commonwealth renowned for mental culture; you esteem the Slav Race and delight in good literature;--to you I beg to dedicate this volume, in the hope that it will give pleasure to you and to others in that State which you govern so acceptably. JEREMIAH CURTIN WARREN, VERMONT, April 19, 1895. INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT.