text by Agnieszka Sienkiewicz-Charlish 2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of James Hogg’s seminal work, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner. James Hogg (1770–1835), often referred to as the “Ettrick Shepherd”, was a Scottish poet, novelist, and essayist who came from a humble rural background. Born into a family of […]
text by Maria Szafrańska-Chmielarz “Do you know, I have often thought that I am the most clever woman that ever lived and others cannot compare with me. Although I have heard much about Queen Victoria and read a part of her life which someone has translated into Chinese, still I don’t think her life was […]
text by Dorota Osińska Warsaw Literary Meetings have been an integral part of our research. This series of one-day workshops is organised to generate discussions and encourage cooperation among scholars with diverse research interests. Each workshop focuses on a specific theme in the literary and cultural life of the 18th and 19th centuries, examining the […]
