Pan Tadeusz; or, The last foray in Lithuania a story of life among Polish gentlefolk in the years 1811 and 1812

The last old-Polish banquet—The state centrepiece—Explanation of its figures—Its transformations—Dombrowski receives a present—More of Penknife—Kniaziewicz receives a present—Th...

A vision in curl papers awakes Thaddeus—Belated discovery of a mistake—The tavern—The emissary—The skilful use of a snuffbox turns discussion into the proper channel—The jungle—...

Return of the young master—A first meeting in the chamber, a second at table—The Judge’s weighty lecture on courtesy—The Chamberlain’s political remarks on fashions—Beginning of...

Telimena’s plans for the chase—The little gardener is prepared for her entry into the great world, and listens to the instructions of her guardian—The hunters’ return—Great amaz...

The morning clouds, dispersed for a moment, like black birds, kept gathering and flying towards the summit of the heavens; hardly had the sun declined from noon when their flock...

Hunting the hare with hounds—A guest in the castle—The last of the retainers tells the story of the last of the Horeszkos—A glance into the garden—The girl among the cucumbers—B...

The Seneschal’s astronomy—The Chamberlain’s remarks on comets—Mysterious scene in the Judge’s room—Thaddeus, wishing to extricate himself dexterously, gets into serious trouble—...

The Count’s expedition to the garden—A mysterious nymph feeding geese—The resemblance of mushroom-gathering to the wanderings of the shades in the Elysian Fields—Varieties of mu...

Of the dangers arising from the disorderly conduct of a camp—Unexpected succour—The gloomy situation of the gentry—The visit of the Bernardine, collecting alms, is an omen of re...

Spring omens—The entrance of the armies—Religious services—Official rehabilitation of the late Jacek Soplica—From the talk between Gerwazy and Protazy a speedy ending of the law...

Warlike preparations for the foray—Protazy’s expedition—Robak and the Judge consult on public affairs—Continuation of Protazy’s fruitless expedition—A digression on hemp—Dobrzyn...

Salutary counsels of Bartek, called the Prussian—Martial argument of Maciek the Sprinkler—Political argument of Pan Buchmann—Jankiel advises harmony, which is cut off abruptly b...

THE present translation of _Pan Tadeusz_ is based on the editions of Biegeleisen (Lemberg, 1893) and Kallenbach (Brody, 1911). I have had constantly by me the German translation...