The trilogy "Fire and Sword," "Flood" and "Pan Volodyevsky," dedicated to turning points in the history of his homeland, brought wide fame to the Polish writer Henryk Senkevich (1846-1916). The novel "Flood" depicts feudal gentry Poland during the period when the Polish-Swedish war unfolded on its territory in fierce battles. The young coronet, and then Colonel Andrzej Kmitsits performs not only feats of arms in the name of his homeland, but also finds his love - Alexandra Belevich.