BUKOWIECKA ZOFIA Queen of the Sea [1911].

Warsaw 1911, Nakładem Gebethnera i Wolffa, p. 196, dimensions 13 x 19 cm, original cover, hardback, embossed, minor soiling of cover and trim, soiling and discoloration (boxing) of page margins, traces of folds of corners of several pages.

BLUSH, December 17, 1910:

"The name of Mrs. Zofia Bukowiecka is well known, as a talented popularizer of our history as a writer, from whose pen came out many novel works for young people, not only vivid and colorful, but also imbued with noble moral and civic thought. This time Ms. Bukowiecka tried her hand at a field that has been foreign to her so far: she compiled a series of travel letters illustrating the wonders of the "queen of the seas," Venice. But even in this new genre she is by no means inferior or inferior: The Queen of the Seas is written with equal talent as her earlier works, the images of nature are combined here with historical memories, all of which combine to create a perfect picture of Venice in the past and present. At the same time the author does not forget for a moment about her own country, which gives her works that emotional base, so pleasant and valuable in her works. The book is decorated with a number of beautiful illustrations."

Zofia Bukowiecka, née Konarska (born;April;28;1844;in;Brzozowa, died;March;20;1920;in;Warsaw) is a Polish author of novels for children and young adults. She came from a landowning family. She worked as a teacher in;Radom,;Warsaw and;Dąbrowa Górnicza,;among others. In 1876 she debuted with a short story in the magazine "Przyjaciel Dzieci", with which she later collaborated. From 1885 she was a member of the editorial board of "Family Evenings". In addition to her literary work, she was also involved in social and pedagogical work, taking part in the activities of the Polish Educational Society. In her works she often introduced characters from the folk strata, showing the dark sides of modern life, as a result of which many of her works did not have a happy ending. She combined moral and social content with historical and countryside motifs, and also introduced adventure and comic themes. The writer's husband, Dr. Ludwik Bukowiecki (1836-1869), took an active part in the January Uprising