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  • Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 098-Various

    August 25, 2026

    I had accepted an invitation to deliver three lectures in French in the town-hall of Warsaw." Thus begins the description of the first of several travels of the author, a well-known Danish literary critic, to what was then known as…

  • Boy Scout And Other Stories For Boys-Richard Harding Davis

    August 24, 2026 · 4 hr 57 min

    I had accepted an invitation to deliver three lectures in French in the town-hall of Warsaw." Thus begins the description of the first of several travels of the author, a well-known Danish literary critic, to what was then known as…

  • Sesame and Lilies-John Ruskin

    August 23, 2026 · 5 hr 13 min

    I had accepted an invitation to deliver three lectures in French in the town-hall of Warsaw." Thus begins the description of the first of several travels of the author, a well-known Danish literary critic, to what was then known as…

  • Three Girls in a Flat-Laura Hayes, Jean Loughborough, Enid Yandell

    August 22, 2026 · 3 hr 26 min

    I had accepted an invitation to deliver three lectures in French in the town-hall of Warsaw." Thus begins the description of the first of several travels of the author, a well-known Danish literary critic, to what was then known as…

  • Mr. Moffatt-Chester Francis Cobb

    August 21, 2026

    I had accepted an invitation to deliver three lectures in French in the town-hall of Warsaw." Thus begins the description of the first of several travels of the author, a well-known Danish literary critic, to what was then known as…

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  • Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens-G. K. Chesterton

    August 20, 2026

    I had accepted an invitation to deliver three lectures in French in the town-hall of Warsaw." Thus begins the description of the first of several travels of the author, a well-known Danish literary critic, to what was then known as…

  • Canadians of Old-Philippe Aubert de Gaspé

    August 19, 2026

    I had accepted an invitation to deliver three lectures in French in the town-hall of Warsaw." Thus begins the description of the first of several travels of the author, a well-known Danish literary critic, to what was then known as…

  • If I May-A. A. Milne

    August 18, 2026 · 4 hr 44 min

    I had accepted an invitation to deliver three lectures in French in the town-hall of Warsaw." Thus begins the description of the first of several travels of the author, a well-known Danish literary critic, to what was then known as…

  • Goblins and Pagodas-John Gould Fletcher

    August 17, 2026 · 2 hr 8 min

    I had accepted an invitation to deliver three lectures in French in the town-hall of Warsaw." Thus begins the description of the first of several travels of the author, a well-known Danish literary critic, to what was then known as…

  • Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 065-Various

    August 16, 2026

    I had accepted an invitation to deliver three lectures in French in the town-hall of Warsaw." Thus begins the description of the first of several travels of the author, a well-known Danish literary critic, to what was then known as…

  • No More Parades-Ford Madox Ford

    August 15, 2026

    I had accepted an invitation to deliver three lectures in French in the town-hall of Warsaw." Thus begins the description of the first of several travels of the author, a well-known Danish literary critic, to what was then known as…

  • Diatessaron A Harmony of the Four Gospels-Tatian

    August 2, 2026

    "Diatessaron: A Harmony of the Four Gospels" by Tatian presents a unique synthesis of the four canonical gospels, creating a cohesive narrative that highlights the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. This work is significant for its…

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"I had accepted an invitation to deliver three lectures in French in the town-hall of Warsaw." Thus begins the description of the first of several travels of the author, a well-known Danish literary critic, to what was then known as "Russian Poland". During the course of several such travels, spanning more than a decade, he familiarizes himself with the conditions of life in all three parts of Poland, giving the reader an account of the situation of the language, theatre, everyday life and certain points of the law looming large in the lives of Poles. In the second part of the book the reader receives a summary of the author's opinion about various works of literature with special emphasis on the great poets of Romanticism, i.e., Adam Mickiewicz, Juliusz Słowacki and Zygmunt Krasiński (Summary by Piotr Nater) This show includes AI-generated content.