17 Facts About Sir Michael

Pan Michael is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1887.

Sir Michael Volodyovski has retired to a monastery after the death of his betrothed, Anna Borzobogati.

Sir Michael is known as Brother Yerzy and is persuaded to leave for the nation's sake and stays at Ketling's house.

Sir Michael is immediately attracted by Krysia but Zagloba intends that Basia, who delights him, should be the little knight's.

Sir Michael teaches her fencing and she is disconcerted and embarrassed by his adeptness with the sword for whom she develops a strong admiration.

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Sir Michael meets with Sobieski and is sent with letters to Rushchyts in Russia and the Wilderness beyond.

Sir Michael says farewell to Krysia and an unspoken pact is made between them.

Over time Sir Michael realizes that Krysia no longer loves him and agrees to give her up.

Later, Ketling and Sir Michael return having resolved their differences as old friends and Sir Michael, encountering Basia once more, and she reveals her love for the worthy cavalier.

Sir Michael is commanded forward to build a stanitsa at Hreptyoff and Basia arrives with Zagloba to a rousing welcome from the troops.

Mrs Boski arrives at Hreptyoff with her daughter, Zosia, journeying to the Khan to pay her husband's ransom and Sir Michael offers to send letters to Pyotrovich to give to Rushchyts at Rashkoff.

Sir Michael agrees to allow Basia to accompany Eva to Rashkoff under the protection of Azya and his Lithuanian Tartars.

Sir Michael's collapses exhausted in a fever and Zagloba sends for a doctor from Kamenyets who revives her from near death.

Sultan is slowly gathering his army and Sir Michael writes to the hetman to grant a pardon to all robbers if they join the infantry.

Individual skirmishes now take place outside Kamenyets and Sir Michael, riding on his Wallachian bay, kills Hamdi, a renowned pagan warrior.

The Vizir, Sultan and Khan all arrive on the field of battle and Sir Michael is infuriated by a letter sent via an envoy, Yuritsa, on behalf of the town council seeking an armistice.

Pan Sir Michael was adapted to the screen by Polish director Jerzy Hoffman in 1968, as Colonel Wolodyjowski.