Christianity issued as the leading force in history.

The Slays are not so well known to Western Europe or to us as they are
sure to be in the near future; hence the trilogy, with all its
popularity and merit, is not appreciated yet as it will be.

The conflict described in "Quo Vadis" is of supreme interest to a vast
number of persons reading English; and this book will rouse, I think,
more attention at first than anything written by Sienkiewicz hitherto.

JEREMIAH CURTIN

ILOM, NORTHERN GUATEMALA,

June, 1896

QUO VADIS



Quo Vadis A Narrative of the Time of Nero

by Henryk Sienkiewicz


Translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Cuurtin



PETRONIUS woke only about midday, and as usual greatly wearied. The