
*A FREE TRANSLATION OF MAURUS JÓKAI'S ROMANCE*
PRETTY MICHAL. - CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
In a remote village the diligent Reverend Fröhlich raises his motherless daughter, a strikingly beautiful girl named Michal, with a blend of tenderness and strict moral guidance. Their quiet life, anchored by faith and simple routines, offers a gentle portrait of rural devotion. Yet the serenity is soon disturbed by rumors of a lurking dragon, a symbolic threat that challenges the Reverend’s careful plans for his child.
As strangers and sorceresses drift into the community, Michal finds herself entangled in webs of jealousy, honor, and misguided ambition. The tale examines the clash between humble shepherds and ruthless marauders, while exploring the power of forgiveness when a stern father confronts his wayward son. Through vivid encounters with both benevolent and malevolent forces, the story invites listeners to reflect on the fragile balance between beauty, virtue, and the hidden perils that test them.
Language
en
Duration
~9 hours (524K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2010-04-04
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

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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