The Good Soldier Svejk

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Dustjacket ......Page 1 Title Page ......Page 6 Contents ......Page 8 Introduction ......Page 10 Guide to the Pronunciation of Czech Names ......Page 26 A. The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy ......Page 27 B. Svejk's Anabasis ......Page 29 C. Svejk's Journey with His Regiment ......Page 31 Austro-Hungarian Currency ......Page 33 Part I: BEHIND THE LINES ......Page 34 Preface ......Page 36 1. The Good Soldier Svejk Intervenes in the Great War ......Page 38 2. The Good Soldier Svejk at Police Headquarters ......Page 50 3. Svejk before the Medical Experts ......Page 59 4. Svejk Thrown out of the Lunatic Asylum ......Page 66 5. Svejk at the Police Station in Salmova Street ......Page 72 6. Svejk Home Again after having Broken through the Vicious Circle ......Page 79 7. Svejk Goes to the War ......Page 90 8. Svejk the Malingerer ......Page 97 9. Svejk in the Garrison Gaol ......Page 114 10. Svejk Batman to the Chaplain ......Page 134 11. Svejk Goes with the Chaplain to Celebrate a Drumhead Mass ......Page 160 12. A Religious Debate ......Page 169 13. Svejk Administers Extreme Unction ......Page 176 14. Svenk Batman to Lieutenant Lukas ......Page 191 15. Catastrophe ......Page 236 Epilogue to Part I ......Page 249 Part II: AT THE FRONT ......Page 252 1. Svejk's Misadventures in the Train ......Page 254 2. Svejk's Budejovice Anabasis ......Page 276 3. Svejk's Adventures in Kiralyhida ......Page 346 4. New Sufferings ......Page 406 5. From Bruck an der Leitha to Sokal ......Page 431 Part III: THE GLORIOUS LICKING ......Page 480 1. Across Hungary ......Page 482 2. In Budapest ......Page 543 3. From Hatvan towards the Galician Frontier ......Page 600 4. Forward March! ......Page 651 Part IV: THE GLORIOUS LICKING CONTINUED ......Page 704 1. Svejk in a Transport of Russian Prisoners ......Page 706 2. Spiritual Consolation ......Page 733 3. Svejk back in his March Company ......Page 743