Count Brühl

"Count Brühl" by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski is a historical novel that plunges into the world of Henry Brühl, a youthful page at the court of Augustus II, where royal hunts and political games shape destinies. The story begins with a grand royal hunt, immediately establishing the opulence and social dance of the eighteenth-century court. Brühl's good looks and appeal charm the nobles, especially Count Sulkowski, who is becoming more powerful. The young page finds himself caught between his dreams and the tricky reality of court, facing rivals and the constant danger of being outsmarted as he seeks a path to power.