Marrene, W., SUPERSTITIONS IN CHILD-REARING, Vilnius, 1881

Marrene, Walerya (1832–1903)
SUPERSTITIONS IN CHILDREARING. A Pedagogical Study. Published by E. Orzeszkowa and Company, XX.
Vilnius, Printed by J. Blumowicz, Rudnicka, formerly of the Ogiński family, 1881

178 pp.; 20 cm; period cloth binding; good condition, a nice and clean copy, block intact;

includes: educators; the goal of upbringing; boys and girls; the gendered nature of the mind; physical education; a child’s first impressions; memory training and linguistics; character development; then and now; obedience; the importance of habit; will; the cultivation of emotions; relationships with peers; school or home; intellectual greenhouses; common mistakes; games; childhood happiness; children’s literature;

Marrené-Morzkowska, Waleria (1832–1903)—writer, journalist, literary critic, and women’s rights activist associated with Polish Positivism. Author of numerous novels, short stories, and socio-pedagogical treatises; editor of the magazine *Świt*; friend of Eliza Orzeszkowa.