WIENIAWSKI JULIAN, FROM THE MEMORIES OF MARYMONT [1879].

Description

A publication by Julian Wieniawski – writer, publicist and social activist – constituting a collection of memoirs related to Marymont and Warsaw life of the 19th century. The work has a diary character, combining the author’s personal observations with reflections on the social environment, customs and realities of the era.

The book is an interesting testimony to the daily life and atmosphere of Warsaw in the second half of the nineteenth century, portraying both the author’s contemporaries and the transformations taking place in the urban space and social culture. The narrative is maintained in a memoiristic tone, with elements of moral and historical commentary.

The copy is hand-bound in leather in the bindery of the Polish Antiquarian, with the utmost care taken to ensure durability and security for generations.

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