Independent Thought [January–April 1907]

Warsaw, 1907. Editor and publisher: Andrzej Niemojewski. 15x22 cm, 576 pages, period half-leather binding by a bookbinder. In good condition (scuffs and soiling on the binding, rust-colored spots on individual pages).

Issues from January through April 1907.

"Myśl Niepodległa" —a Warsaw-based periodical published from 1906 to 1931, founded and edited for many years by Andrzej Niemojewski, and later by his son Adam. The journal was initially freethinking, anticlerical, and focused on religious studies; over time, however, it increasingly aligned itself with nationalist circles and adopted an antisemitic stance. Its pages also featured articles on current politics and social issues, as well as reviews of Polish and foreign books. During its final years of publication, one of the magazine’s main themes was criticism of the Sanacja movement.

Contents included, among others: “Our Religious Legacy in the Face of Historical Criticism” (W. Rzymowski); “The Polish Historical Idea in the Present Age”; “Poisoners of the National Soul”; “The History of the Struggle Between Knowledge and Theology” (A. D. White). Sexual Morality (W. Miklaszewski). The Formation and Development of Cultural Values (K. Grosman). Modernist Poetry and the Spirit of the Times (W. Rzymowski). The Psychology of Mothers’ Rallies (T. Lubińska). Jews and Free Thought.