Besztercze ostroma by Kálmán Mikszáth
"Besztercze ostroma" by Kálmán Mikszáth is a novel first published in 1894. Count Pongrácz István lives as a medieval warlord in 19th-century Hungary, maintaining his own army and ruling by ancient customs. When his purchased "lady" Estella escapes with a former servant, the eccentric count prepares to besiege the city harboring them. Meanwhile, orphaned Apolka becomes entangled in family disputes and eventually arrives at Nedec Castle as a hostage, where her presence
unexpectedly transforms the count's strange world and threatens his singular devotion to the past. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Mikszáth, Kálmán, 1847-1910 |
|---|---|
| Title | Besztercze ostroma |
| Original Publication | Hungary: Révai Testvérek,1910. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beszterce_ostroma_(reg%C3%A9ny) |
| Credits | Albert László from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Hungarian |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Hungarian fiction -- 19th century |
| Subject | Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Fiction |
| Subject | Nobility -- Hungary -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 68924 |
| Release Date | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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