An epic tale of country life among the Polish and Lithuanian gentry in 18111812 PAN TADEUSZ by Adam Mickiewicz is perhaps Polands bestknown literary work and has been translated into almost every European language. This bilingual edition with side by side Polish and English features Kenneth R. Mackenzies celebrated English translation. The plot has the typical elements of a romantic historical novel a feud between two ancient families a love story crossed by the feud a mysterious figure who dominates the action and a number of eccentric subordinate characters humorously depicted. To Poles of all generations the life the scenes and the characters embody the ideals sentiments and way of life of the whole nation.