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This essay aims to show the historical and cultural context of Antoni Malczewski's ascent to the summit of Mont Blanc in 1818. It deals therefore both with his letter to Prof. Pictet, which was published by the Bibliotheque Universelle of Geneva in the same year as well as the third note to Malczewski's poetical tale 'Maria'. Malczewski's ascent to Europe's highest peak has been regarded as an important...