Antek with delivery to Ireland

The novella Antek by Bolesław Prus, first published in 1880, belongs to the canon of Polish literature.
It describes the hard lot of children in the Polish countryside during the period of Russian partition. The main character, Antek, has to work from the age of five. He grows up amid daily hardship, difficult choices and a complete lack of understanding for his passion for sculpting. Through Antek's story the author paints a picture of the Polish countryside at the end of the 19th century and shows the problems that plagued it: the poverty and backwardness of its inhabitants, the lack of access to schooling and education, and the lack of prospects.

Antek is a school set book in year 4 of Polish primary school