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The Mor Jokai Library

The Mor Jokai Library

Written by: Mór Jókai
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Step aboard, gentle listener, and let the Danube carry you into the wondrous world of Mór Jókai. A realm of ruined fortunes and sudden triumphs, noble hearts and dangerous secrets, revolution, romance, exile, adventure, and hope.

The Mor Jokai Library presents Jókai’s novels in full, bringing to life the sweeping tales that made him one of Hungary’s great storytellers. Here are castles and islands, merchants and patriots, villains, dreamers, lovers, and men whose destinies may turn upon a single courageous act.

Come for an evening’s chapter, or surrender yourself to the whole voyage. The river is broad, the road uncertain, and beyond the next bend there is always another story.Public domain
Episodes
  • Eyes Like the Sea Chapter 10

    Eyes Like the Sea Chapter 10
    Sep 20 2026
    In which the narrator is secreted away to a hidden village deep in the beech forests, shielded from the turmoil of revolution and war by the kindness of country folk and a loyal friend whose simple, honest life becomes a beacon in dark times. Amidst solitude and enforced quietude, he discovers solace in painting and humble rural companionship, while distant echoes of a changed world reach him like faint whispers through the trees.
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    13 mins
  • Eyes Like the Sea Chapter 9

    Eyes Like the Sea Chapter 9
    Sep 17 2026
    In which the stirring dawn of revolution in Hungary reveals the fervent aspirations and bitter struggles of a people yearning for liberty, freedom of the press, and the tricoloured emblem of unity; amidst the turmoil, a tender bond is forged between the narrator and a woman whose steadfast love carries them through times both triumphant and tragic. This steadfast companion braves hardship and embraces sacrifice, standing unwaveringly at the narrator’s side amid the tempest of war and loss, symbolising the enduring flame of hope and devotion in a world undone.
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    23 mins
  • Eyes Like the Sea Chapter 8 Part 2

    Eyes Like the Sea Chapter 8 Part 2
    Sep 14 2026
    In which a spirited country lass recounts her defiant flight from convention, narrating a tale of rustic rebellion and wily resilience amid the swell of revolution, all the while embracing the simple joys of her humble life with a fiery heart. In this vivid exchange, a quiet legal entanglement and the stirring whispers of liberty intertwine, casting a gentle yet resolute light upon the earnest struggles of landed and peasant alike.
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    24 mins
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