Works

• 1858
  Henryk Sienkiewicz attends the Real School, writes first works.
  
• 1869
  - his first theatr review printed in "Weekly Review" ("Przeglad Tygodniowy")
  - study about Polish poets - Mikolaj Sep Szarzynski and Karol Miaskowski published in "Ilustrated Weekly" ("Tygodnik ilustrowany")
  - he starts writing a novel titled "Into thin air" ("Na marne"), finishes it in 1871.
  
• 1872
  - novel "Into thin air" printed in called magazine "Wieniec"
  - in "Weekly Review" - two short-stories with one title: "Humorous stories from Worszylla's brief-case" ("Humoreski z teki Worszylly").He uses pseudonym - Litwos.
  - Sienkiewicz begins to work as a journalist in "Polish Newspaper" ("Gazeta Polska").He works for it till 1887.
  
• 1875
  - Short-stories: ("Idyll"), ("Sielanka"), ("Old servant"), ("Stary sluga"), "Hania" and "Selim Mirza" called later: "small trilogy" printed in "Polish Newspaper".
  
• 1876-77
  - Sienkiewicz stays in America, writes there reports-feuilletons - "The letters from America" and short-story - ("Sketches made by coal" )("Szkice weglem")
  
• 1878
  - short-stories about America: ("Through steppes") ("Przez stepy"), ("Comedy of mistakes") ("Komedia z pomylek") and about life in Polish village: ("Johny - the musician") ("Janko muzykant")
  - he writes for Warsaw's press.
  
• 1879
  - lectures in Lviv, Szczawnica and Krynica
  - travel to Italy and writting there short-stories: ("From tutor's diary") ("Z pamietnika korepetytora") and ("Follow the bread") ("Za chlebem")
  - Gebethner and Wolff's firm prints collective "Works" of Henryk Sinkiewicz (till 1920 they have published 38 volumes).
  
• 1882
  - Sienkiewicz becomes a chief editor of ("Word") ("Slowo") - conservative daily
  - short-stories, for example ("Bartek - the victor") ("Bartek Zwyciezca").
  
• 1883
  - the first great historical novel: "With fire and sword" printed in "Word".
  
• 1884
  - in September "With fire and sword" published as a book - great success
  - writer begins writing ("The Deluge") ("Potop") - second part of the cycle after "With fire and a sword".
  
• 1886
  - writer finishes "The Deluge".
  
• 1887
  - starts writing ("Wolodyjowski") ("Pan Wolodyjowski") - the third part of the cycle; for the firs time he gets a lot of money for his book.
  
• 1888
  - "Wolodyjowski" - is finished
  - humorous story - ("This third one") ("Ta trzecia")
  - sketch - ("Excursion to Athens") ("Wycieczka do Aten").
  
• 1889
  - Sienkiewicz begins writing contemporary novel titled ("Without dogma") ("Bez dogmatu").
  
• 1890
  - author finishes "Without dogma".
  
• 1891
  - journey to Africa and "The letters from Africa" printed in "Word".
  
• 1892
  - short-stories: ("By the source") ("U zrodla") and ("Let's follow him") ("Pojdzmy za nim").
  
• 1893
  - he begins writing "The Polaniecki family" ("Rodzina Polanieckich"), finishes it in 1894.
  
• 1895
  - starts writing "Quo vadis".
  
• 1896
  - finishes "Quo vadis?"
  - begins another historical novel: "Teutonic Knights"
  - short-story: ("On the bright bank") ("Na jasnym brzegu").
  
• 1900
  finishes "Teutonic Knights"
  
• 1905
  - finishes "The field of glory" ("Na polu chwaly").
  - on the 10th of December receives Nobel Prize.
  
• 1907
  - another contamporary novel titled ("Whirls") ("Wiry"), finished in 1909.
  
• 1910
  - a novel for children: "Through the desert and jungle" ("W pustyni i w puszczy"), printed in 1911
  
• 1911
  - begins writing ("Legions") ("Legiony"), the writting is interupted by the war. He never finishes this story.