Pan Tadeusz
Author: Adam Mickiewicz
An epic tale of country life among the Polish and Lithuanian gentry in 1811-1812, PAN TADEUSZ by Adam Mickiewicz is perhaps Poland’s best-known literary work and has been translated into almost every European language. This bilingual edition, with side by side Polish and English, features Kenneth R. Mackenzie’s celebrated English translation.,,The plot has the typical elemen….Read More
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