Leipzig 1863 by F. A. Brockhaus. Series: Library of Polish Writers, Volume XXI. 11.5x18 cm, pp. 292, publisher's cloth binding, richly decorated on the front. Good condition (minor rubbing of binding, rust spots on most pages).
The first and only collective edition of Norwid's works during the poet's lifetime.
Table of contents:
- Rehearsals. (As an introduction to the moral outlines of five).
- Five outlines: I. Reality. II. Writing. III. Ruins. IV. The storm. V. Lilies.
- About the play.
- Harp or lyrical and occasional part of the poesis: Nameless. A painter out of necessity. Greatness. To the inquiry why in a confederate's coat the answer. To Miss Józefa from Korczew. To the lady in Korchev. To Emir Abdel-Kader in Damascus. John Brown. To the ruler of Rome. Polish Jews 1861. from Horace.
- A handful of sand, a legend.
- The conversation of the dead.
- The bracelet, a legend of the nineteenth century.
- Krakus the prince unknown, tragedy.
- Two martyrdoms, legend.
- Epimenides, parable.
- Man, poem, attributed to P. z. N. S., sister.
- Quidam, parable.
- Civilization, a legend.
- Polka.