These books were Osman, historical-romantic epic about the events related to the life and reign of the Turkish Sultan Osman II, written by Ivan Gundulić and completed with the special addition by Ivan Mažuranić and Teuta, drama about the Illyrian Queen Teuta and tragic discord in her state which caused its destruction and subtraction of the freedom of her people, written by Dimitrija Demeter.
First two books published by Matica were printed in Vienna in 1844 because of the censorship imposed by the central Government on Croatia.