The Wandering Jew: A Tale Of The Jesuits
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Few novels of the nineteenth century ignited as fierce a cultural firestorm as Eugène Sue's The Wandering Jew, a sweeping, melodramatic epic that weaponises one of history's most enduring legends as a vehicle for searing social and religious criticism. The narrative follows the immortal, cursed figure of the Wandering Jew and his female counterpart as they traverse continents and centuries, working to protect the scattered descendants of a doomed family from the relentless, shadow-driven machinations of the Society of Jesus — the Jesuits — who scheme to seize a vast inheritance and consolidate their grip on power and souls alike. Sue, a master of the serialised feuilleton tradition that captivated nineteenth-century France, constructs his tale with an almost architectural ambition, weaving together dozens of characters across multiple social strata to paint a panoramic portrait of greed, faith, and oppression. First published in serial form between 1844 and 1845, the novel was a sensation and a scandal in equal measure, condemned by the Vatican and devoured by a reading public hungry for its populist fury. Rich with gothic atmosphere and propelled by a relentless, conspiratorial momentum, it remains a landmark of popular fiction — and a haunting meditation on whether the innocent can ever truly escape the designs of the powerful.
Author: Eugene Sue
Format: Hardback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Few novels of the nineteenth century ignited as fierce a cultural firestorm as Eugène Sue's The Wandering Jew, a sweeping, melodramatic epic that weaponises one of history's most enduring legends as a vehicle for searing social and religious criticism. The narrative follows the immortal, cursed figure of the Wandering Jew and his female counterpart as they traverse continents and centuries, working to protect the scattered descendants of a doomed family from the relentless, shadow-driven machinations of the Society of Jesus — the Jesuits — who scheme to seize a vast inheritance and consolidate their grip on power and souls alike. Sue, a master of the serialised feuilleton tradition that captivated nineteenth-century France, constructs his tale with an almost architectural ambition, weaving together dozens of characters across multiple social strata to paint a panoramic portrait of greed, faith, and oppression. First published in serial form between 1844 and 1845, the novel was a sensation and a scandal in equal measure, condemned by the Vatican and devoured by a reading public hungry for its populist fury. Rich with gothic atmosphere and propelled by a relentless, conspiratorial momentum, it remains a landmark of popular fiction — and a haunting meditation on whether the innocent can ever truly escape the designs of the powerful.