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Memories and Impressions of Helena Modjeska. An Autobiography, Etc. (Reissued.).
Author: Helena MODRZEJEWSKAMemories and Impressions of Helena Modjeska
Author: Helena ModjeskaPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781527952454
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Pages : 654
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Excerpt from Memories and Impressions of Helena Modjeska: An Autobiography The car comes to a stop. After several years of absence I am in Poland again. The sun sheds upon the snow myriads of sparks, which glisten like so many precious gems a purple strip of mist rises above the distant forest of dark, pointed pines, which form a background to white, humble huts, throbbing with lives of patience and toil, under the iron hand of the ruler. I feel a mysterious glow penetrating into the very depth of my heart, tears rise to my eyes; I humbly bow my head and whisper, Hail, beloved Einsteigen, meine Herrschaften, shouts the metallic voice of the conductor, waking me from my revery, and by his sudden cry in a foreign language brutally recalling to my mind the misfortunes of my country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Memories And Impressions Of Helena Modjeska
Author: Helena ModjeskaPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528760468
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 649
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The car comes to a stop. After several years of absence, I am in Poland again. The sun sheds upon the snow myriads of sparks, which glisten like so many precious gems; a purple strip of mist rises above the distant forest of dark, pointed pines, which form a background to white, humble huts, throbbing with lives of patience and toil, under the iron hand of the ruler... I feel a mysterious glow penetrating into the very depth of my heart, tears rise to my eyes; I humbly bow my head and whisper, "Hail, beloved..." "Einsteigen, meine Herrschaften,” shouts the metallic voice of the conductor, waking me from my revery, and by his sudden cry in a foreign language brutally recalling to my mind the misfortunes of my country. As we proceed further through German Poland we look in vain for any outward sign of the nationality of the inhabitants; there is none. No Polish inscriptions, no Polish names of the stations, no railroad employees allowed to speak Polish; yet crowds of peasants and workingmen hurrying to the fourth-class cars speak only the vernacular. Strange to say, there is one thing that all the efforts of the repressive governmental system cannot destroy, and that is the deep-rooted patriotism of the people, nor can they make of no avail their heroic struggle to preserve their mother-tongue.
Memories and Impressions of Helena Modjeska
Author: Helena ModjeskaPublisher:
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Memories and Impressions of Helena Modjeska
Author: Helena MadjeskaPublisher:
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Memories and Impressions of Helena Modjeska
Author: Helena ModjeskaPublisher: Arkose Press
ISBN: 9781345057072
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Pages : 656
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Memories and impression of Helena Modjeska
Author: Helena ModrzejewskaThe Story of Helena Modjeska
Author: Mabel CollinsPublisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230350578
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Languages : en
Pages : 46
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ...and had a delightful rest, not waking up until the reading was well into the third act. " Ah! " said the author, " you have had a nice nap!" "No, no!" exclaimed Madame Modjeska, in consternation. " I have heard it all! " " Indeed you have not, Madame! " said the indignant author, " you have slept very well! " t He said no more, but went away with his heart full of anger and revenge. The play was put on, another actress playing the heroine. The character was that of a frivolous, faithless, wicked woman; and her husband, in the play, was deceived, and very jealous of her. The author gave the actress the idea of what he wanted done, which was to personate her rival in this unpleasant character; but the lady had not the courage to imitate Modjeska, who she knew would be in the President's box. But Monsieur Chlapowski was away, and the actor who played the husband, knowing this, consented to make himself up to represent him. Monsieur Chlapowski was sufficiently known in Warsaw for his ways, his familiar expressions of speech, and all the little details which make up the manner of a person, to be very well recognised by the public. The likeness was evident, and the intention of the impersonation was quickly i understood. The audience was divided between amusement and disgust. Some of the people in the boxes left the theatre because they would not countenance the insu
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Author: Helena Modjeska
Author: Jameson Torr AltemusPublisher:
ISBN: 9781375667210
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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