[2] It is said to have been one of the most important and popular Polish magazines of the period,[1][3] profitable and widely respected.

[8] The magazine commonly published articles on history of Poland and Polish society, including archeological, ethnographic and similar essays.

[5] It serialized some novels, including Eliza Orzeszkowa's Nad Niemnem, Władysław Reymont's Chłopi Stefan Żeromski's Popioły.

[4] Among its contributors most prominent were Polish literary figures such as Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Eliza Orzeszkowa, Bolesław Prus and Nobel Prize winner Henryk Sienkiewicz.

[7] It is credited with popularizing woodcut illustrations in Poland, publishing works by artists such as Wojciech Gerson, Henryk Pillati, Franciszek Kostrzewski and Juliusz Kossak.