MALINOWSKI, M. – Diary ... Vilnius, 1914

MALINOWSKI, Mikołaj - Diary ... Published from a manuscript in the Krasiński Estate Library; translated from the original Latin and provided with an introduction and notes by Manfred Kridl. Album of the Promienisty Family. Compiled by J. Hodi (Tokarzewicz). Vilnius 1914. “Kurjer Litewski” Publishing Society. 8, p. 131, plate 2. Bound in a softcover edition of the “Biblioteka Pamiętników” series.
Maliszewski 1304. No half-title page; the title page has a handwritten inscription pasted over it; otherwise, in very good condition. Covers the period from November 24, 1827, to April 4, 1828. A diary written by a colleague of Mickiewicz’s from the University of Vilnius, a member of the Filaret Society. In his introduction, Kridl writes: “First and foremost, Mickiewicz. During the poet’s one-and-a-half-month stay in St. Petersburg […], Malinowski met with him almost every day and tried to record nearly every step he took and every word he spoke. We thus gain a first-rate and authentic source for learning about Mickiewicz’s stay in St. Petersburg at that time [...]. In addition to Mickiewicz, we find many details about the painter Aleksander Orłowski, including his numerous sketches, drawings, and watercolors [...]. These notes can be extremely helpful in searching for Orłowski’s works and determining their authenticity.”