The aim of the book is to analyse the theories of travel that Mickiewicz’s and Słowacki’s letters reveal. Undoubtedly, the 19^th century can be described as the age of travel, which became a need, a fashion and even a must. Many different modes of travelling as well as many different types of travellers appeared at that time, some of them presented their experiences in written accounts. Mickiewicz and Słowacki described their voyages mostly in their letters, which – if analysed using the travel writing studies tools – can reveal these two poets’ understanding of the phenomenon of travel.

Recenzja książki ukazała się w czasopiśmie „Forum Akademickie” 1/2025 (Jacek Hnidiuk: Gdy droga jest celem; recenzja dostępna pod adresem: https://miesiecznik.forumakademickie.pl/czasopisma/fa-1-2025/gdy-droga-jest-celem%e2%80%a9/)