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Construction master Cassidy was popular with the people around him. Although he was a strict employer, everyone was pleased with his work. He did a lot of difficult railway work in western Canada. But how will his character affect his reputation and performance?

So in this work the reader appears to be one of the companions in the train. At first, there are usual discussions on a common topic, when everyone expresses his opinion, and then, leaving at his station, he remains at his own. But those who go further can hear a frank story about passions, feelings, about the tragedy of one private life. Accurately written about the influence of music. And this moment...

Welcome to 1922 and E. P. Oppenheim’s „The Evil Shepherd”. A businessman is found stabbed through the heart, the obvious suspect his partner: Oliver Hilditch, a cold-eyed fellow with a paper-thin alibi. Francis Ledsam is a defense barrister and is congratulating himself on a brilliant performance which has just seen Oliver Hilditch acquitted of murder. His ego is pricked by Margaret Hilditch confessing...

Autorka stawia przed sobą ciekawe zadanie prześledzenia polskich przekładów Szekspirowskiego Króla Leara pod kątem strategii tłumaczenia, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem specyfiki elżbietańskiego kodu teatralnego (inscenizacyjnego). Opierając się na wybranych tłumaczeniach przedstawia nie tylko modyfikacje lub pominięcia pierwotnych rozwiązań scenicznych, lecz również sposób, w jaki przekład dokonany...