Maria Julia Zaleska ''

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'' Perłowska (1831 in Medwedówka near the Chyhyryn – 10 April 1889 in

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) was a Polish writer, prosaist and publicist. Editor of weekly magazine ''Wieczory Rodzinne'' amily evenings(since 1880). Zaleska was an author of pioneer and widely read popular science belletristic talks ''Wieczory czwartkowe'' hursday evenings(1871), ''Wędrówki po niebie i ziemi'' ander through the sky and the ground(1873), Obraz świata roślinnego cene of a plant world(1875), Przygody młodego podróżnika w Tatrach dventures of the young traveller in Tatra Mountains">Tatra_Mountains.html" ;"title="dventures of the young traveller in Tatra Mountains">dventures of the young traveller in Tatra Mountains(1882). She was also an author of science-fiction novel ''Niezgodni królewicze'' [Dissident princes] (1889), adaptations ''Młody wygnaniec'' [Young exile] (based on themes of James Fenimore Cooper works; 1889) and ''Mieszkaniec puszczy'' [Wildernessian] (based on themes of Richard Roth (author), Richard Roth works; 1894).

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* * 1831 births 1889 deaths Polish children's writers Polish women novelists Polish publicists Polish science fiction writers Women science fiction and fantasy writers 19th-century Polish novelists Polish women children's writers 19th-century Polish women writers 19th-century Polish writers {{Poland-writer-stub