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THE DELUGE
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TO HON. CHARLES A. DANA,
Editor of "The Sun,"
New York.
Sir,—I beg to dedicate to you this translation of a remarkable work, touching a period eventful in the history of the Poles, and the Slav race in general. You will appreciate the pictures of battle and trial contained in these volumes, for you know great events not from books merely but from personal contact. You receive pleasure from various literatures, and from considering those points of character by which nations and men are distinguished; hence, as I think, The Deluge will give you some mental enjoyment, and perhaps turn your attention to a new field of history.
JEREMIAH CURTIN.
Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of Ethnology,
November 25, 1891.
