Memories and Impressions of Helena Modjeska: An Autobiography (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Memories and Impressions of Helena Modjeska: An Autobiography<br><br>The car comes to a stop. After several years of absence I am in Poland again. The sun sheds upon the snow myriads of sparks which glisten like so many precious gems a purple strip of mist rises above the distant forest of dark pointed pines which form a background to white humble huts throbbing with lives of patience and toil under the iron hand of the ruler. I feel a mysterious glow penetrating into the very depth of my heart tears rise to my eyes; I humbly bow my head and whisper Hail beloved Einsteigen meine Herrschaften shouts the metallic voice of the conductor waking me from my revery and by his sudden cry in a foreign language brutally recalling to my mind the misfortunes of my country.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.