
Megjegyzés:
A BARÁTFALVI LÉVITA.
ELŐSZÓ.
I. A BŐJTÖS EBÉD.
II. A DISZNÓTOROS EBÉD.
A LAVATER.
BIRÓ URAM.
ITT VAN HÁT BARÁTFALVA.
A VILÁGON KIVÜL.
A FARKASVADÁSZAT.
A weary narrator revisits the unfinished story of a cursed lineage, promising to finally untangle the mystery that left its young heroes vanished and its families shattered. He carries the weight of old debts and lingering regrets, and now turns his attention to a new tale set in the small village of Barátfalva, where a lone wanderer has taken refuge among the forests. The tone is reflective and slightly melancholic, hinting at secrets that will surface without giving away the eventual resolution.
The opening places us on a bleak Christmas Eve in 19th‑century Miskolc, where the sharp clang of church bells contrasts with the starkness of a cold, sparsely furnished room. The narrator recalls his happiest holiday in 1848—running through snow‑laden roads, sharing a humble meal with his young wife, and feeling a fragile hope amid the fog and hardship. This atmospheric start invites listeners to step into a world of memory, duty, and the faint promise of redemption.
Language
hu
Duration
~8 hours (518K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Albert László from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project
Release date
2021-03-04
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1825–1904
A towering figure in 19th-century Hungarian literature, he wrote sweeping, adventurous novels and plays that made him one of his country’s most beloved storytellers. His life was just as dramatic as his fiction, shaped by politics, journalism, and the revolutionary spirit of 1848.
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