Young Thaddeus Sobieski, descendant of King John Sobieski, fights beside Kosciuszko in the doomed defence of Poland in the 1790s. When his country falls he escapes to London, where, penniless and proud, he must earn his bread, keep his honour among English society and find love in exile.
One of the earliest historical novels in English, published in 1803, and a great success of its day. Download the free EPUB.