"The Deluge: An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. Vol. 1" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a historical novel published in 1886. The story follows Andrzej Kmicic, a Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth soldier whose impetuous nature threatens his engagement to Aleksandra Billevich. As personal conflicts escalate into violence and betrayal, the Swedish invasion engulfs the Commonwealth. Kmicic finds himself caught between loyalty to a treacherous prince and his conscience, while old friends become enemies in a nation torn apart by war and shifting allegiances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)