The Beckov Monastery by Jaroslav Hašek – Paradise Editions

Some four years ago, I became acquainted with the friars of Beckov Monastery. They were jovial Franciscans, and I wish to recount what it was like to be in their company. I arrived at Beckov via the Váh River, for the purpose of searching, among the locals, for traces of the Kipchak peoples.
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