Arthur B. Yolland
TRANSLATOR'S NOTE
DEBTS OF HONOR - CHAPTER I - THE JOURNAL OF DESIDERIUS
CHAPTER II - THE GIRL SUBSTITUTE4
CHAPTER III - MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE
CHAPTER IV - THE ATHEIST AND THE HYPOCRITE
CHAPTER V - THE WILD CREATURE'S HAUNT
CHAPTER VI - "FRUITS PREMATURELY RIPE"
CHAPTER VII - THE SECRET WRITINGS
CHAPTER VIII - THE END OF THE BEGINNING
A young diarist recounts his childhood in a prosperous Hungarian household, where laughter fills the halls and every need is met. His elder brother Lorand, a gentle yet formidable youth, dominates the neighborhood’s respect while the narrator, ten, idolizes him. The family moves as a single, harmonious unit—parents, grandmother, and servants all bound by an unspoken pact to shelter each other from sorrow.
Beneath the surface, however, the stoic father and his equally austere mother‑in‑law guard a reserve of silent authority, their rare frowns hinting at deeper expectations. As name‑days and festive gatherings pass, the narrator senses that the family’s honor carries unseen obligations that may soon be called upon. The stage is set for a story where love, duty, and the weight of reputation will test the bonds that have seemed unbreakable.
Language
en
Duration
~12 hours (713K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Release date
2007-09-24
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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