Between ʻWritten’ and ʻDictated’ (An Example of Sienkiewicz’s Archive)
Between ʻWritten’ and ʻDictated’ (An Example of Sienkiewicz’s Archive)

Summary/Abstract: Henryk Sienkiewicz is known as one of the most important Polish writers of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The study of his work can be complemented by analyzing his extensive correspondence (Listy, a collection of Sienkiewicz letters, alone has 14 volumes) or his notes. Particularly noteworthy are the rough drafts of his literary works. The library of the Ossoliński National Institute has recently bought another collection – Sienkiewicz’s archive hitherto kept by one of the writer’s descendants. This archive includes a considerable collection of manuscripts, rough drafts, and documents written in the handwriting of Sienkiewicz’s wife. It also contains evident fragments of drafts of doubtful authorship: written by the writer’s wife, however presumably dictated by Henryk Sienkiewicz. In this article, the author seeks to demonstrate the importance of this part of the archive for all research on Sienkiewicz’s heritage. She also tries to determine the authorship of one of the rough drafts.

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